LOS ANGELES — Every game, someone new steps into the comfortable spotlight for the Los Angeles Lakers, a group becoming more confident in itself by the game.
Every game, someone with the champion Golden State Warriors seems to wilt under the pressure of defending a title, creating a new issue for Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry to manage.
He brought the storm to the Warriors, looking confident and catching them unexpectedly. Again, it allowed James and Davis to focus on defense aside from spurts where both exerted themselves to keep the Lakers in the game. They teetered often, but didn’t break. After starting the fourth quarter down 7, James engineered a run to tie the game when the Warriors threatened to run away and tie the series.
It wouldn't have been easy, the Lakers certainly felt as desperate as they needed to be, but the Warriors had an advantage. But Curry had a masterful night everywhere except from the 3-point line — somewhat similar toHe handled the game like Magic Johnson, or even James in his prime with a triple-double: 31 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.
In two games in his hometown, Thompson has shot 8-of-22 and was a minus-21. But that pales in comparison to Jordan Poole, who has disappeared in his minutes and has looked out of sorts and out of confidence.
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