There’s only so much mental and emotional investment that can be put into any regular-season game, but valuable lessons about game-planning can be learned from consecutive matchups against the same…
Lakers stars Anthony Davis, left, and LeBron James point down the court after a turnover during the second half of their game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night in Sacramento. The teams square off again Saturday afternoon. was Game 1 of a playoff series, then both teams would be strategizing adjustments for Saturday’s Game 2 rematch.
“Game by game,” All-Star big man Anthony Davis said earlier in the week about the two-game set. “Obviously the game plan would be a little different than Game 1 going to Game 2. But take it one game at a time. That’s all you can do. You don’t know what’s gonna happen in Game 1 that’ll affect Game 2.”
Their single-game defensive rating of 96.2 on Thursday was a season-best mark – beating out the 99 single-game defensive rating they had in their Dec. 13 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Defensively, the No. 1 thing is about all being accountable and holding your guy,” LeBron James said. “Understanding that don’t just let blow-bys happen or whatever the case may be, but also being on a string with the other four guys on the floor. And it starts with communication. And I think we’ve been communicating at a high over the last four games. And we’re gonna need to continue that.
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