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Warriors vs Lakers | GM-54|

Warriors vs Lakers | GM-54|

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Watching this back, Kuminga flashing shades of Lebron when he has the ball in his hands

Diego

“Long time” is super subjective. Yeah he’s sucked for most of this season but extend “long time” to his relationship with the warriors and you have to celebrate this game as genuine personal growth

yan't get right

have faith

yan't get right

If big brother Klay is here to stay, dishing out assists to his youngins and playing D. We're a threat to everyone.

Vulacior

This what so much sports media is.. trying to grab headlines

Athletic Alchemy

stat watchers smh

ChizzyTheKid

i would say it's masterful. the fact he's actually embracing reality after being a t20 player for so many years. i really respect it from klay

ChizzyTheKid

the Steph Ayesha subliminal joke at the end was pretty funny

ChizzyTheKid

I died at the Doug Christie stray 🤣😂 Uncle Alch wild for that

Anthony English

Porque no los dos? CP3/Klay/wing/Dario/TJD. Then Slot Wiggins, Kuminga, GP2, or Moody.

theycallmemiyagi

Hey Alch, did you peep Klay and the rest of bench squad getting super hype during the early Curry flurry? Klay is such a trendsetter for the vibes of this team and I hope they keep this energy up. Good breakdown as always.

Brandon

Thanks for the breakdown as always Alch. Even though I watched the game live on league pass I didn't fully appreciate how well Klay played outside of the terrible shooting, except the passing between him and TJD which was obvious. Overall I'm still sceptical about this team this season sadly. Because the bad matchups will continue to be bad matchups and there is just no path deep into the playoffs without going through OKC, T Wolves or the Nuggets. And worst of all I expect Kerr to hamstring the team be relying on CP3 and GP2 more than he should when they are healthy again. Not very impressed by Lester myself I'd much rather see Gui get most of his minutes right now more athleticism and size is never a bad thing.

Alasdair Macdonald

Who remembers a time they would've traded Podz for Reaves?

Daniel Fries

Part of it is encouraging him. Play like this and you will still get love

Athletic Alchemy

LeBron got a injection in his foot post all star game

Tre

Get your tasers out! 🤣🤣🤣

Ruben Valce

KLAY!!! Impactful on both ends, zero pouting/mentals about shots not falling, made the next good play, D’d up as a strong base 6’7” dude can, including on AD. Critics aren’t seeing how he still makes D’s react to HOF shooter, now he reads and reacts differently for 5 dimes. HUUUUGE!!! And…INSPIRATIONAL!!!

Chip Tingle

"As reliable as the McDonald's ice cream machine" hahahaha lmaooooo wth!

Cristian Paulino

Man, if feels like the bar is SO LOW for Klay right now that any game where he plays smart basketball is a big celebration. Do we really have to call this "Masterful" by Klay? Can we just say it's competent, and that this is the bare minimum we expect from any guy we put on the floor. I do agree that Klay accepting a bench role is good for the rest of the team for a number of reasons, especially the precedent it sets. But the main reason it's good is that he WAS NOT playing good basketball for quite a long time. This new role is deserved.

Thomas Ogas

This is a blueprint for 6th man Klay. Play hard on D, take what they give you on offense. Some nights he'll feast - like he did against UT. I hope it sticks this time. Last time he seemed to have turned a corner (when Steve gave him the talk) it lasted about a game and a half.

Mike Peterson

Love your Klay positivity, Alch! Hopefully he feels it and embraces it. And, we all know Killa still gonna get hot from time to time.

Run CTM

dubs

yan't get right

"get your TASERS out" lmaooooo come on man I do LOVE me a game where after its over steph is just sitting on the bench, towel on his head, looking REAL pensive. It means he's seeing some shit, he's seeing the vision. he do be pondering the new look dubs

yan't get right

Dario's missing threes he made consistently early in the season. If that continues, he needs to sit. I would rather see Gui out there. He's big, fast, can stroke a three. Dubs will need that energy and length against the OKCs of the world.

Run CTM

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/warriors-are-all-aboard-klay-thompsons-rollercoaster-even-after-his-move-to-bench/ Alch read this article bro…. They’re literally saying Klay had one of his worst games of the season last night when in my opinion it was one of his best this season…. This article pissed me off so much

Patrick Mulroy

After all those weeks shouting through the Breakdown - Alch is back to reward the karma. Klay has turned the corner. Let's see how this rolls through the weeks ahead!

Gary

glad to see TJD minutes, hoping he doesn't get a DNP like he did last time he player LMAO

Leif

Does anyone else think that now that the all star break is over, Klay no longer has an agenda to prove that he's still an all star? Hes just playing to win now and you love to see it

Eric Chen

I'm personally not into the CP3/Dario pick and pop. Show me the CP3/Trayce pick and roll!

decomplexify5000

Klay hunting assists - yes! Now please do it again Klay. Don't tease us. Yet another game where the dubs dominate the boards. 3rd in the league now at +3.8 rebounding advantage/game. In games where we have a +3 rebounding advantage or better our win % is .750. In games where our advantage is +2 or less, our win % is .380. And more Trayce will widen our advantage. Nothing reminds me more of our peak years than seeing this team get 2 or 3 offensive rebounds in a row. Does Klay love dishing to TJD because his brother's name is Trayce? Genius move by Kerr to have designated JK times. After SK penalized JK psychically for so long with inconsistent rotations, this is exactly the antidote. And on every possession where JK goes to the cup the other team feels like they're defending against Jerome Bettis. It wears them down, saps them. Didn't realize until lately just how relentless JK can be. For some reason I love that slow deliberate set shot 3 on JK. Take your time big fella. Am concerned that Kerr is going to up Dario's minutes with CP back in the rotation. Say it ain't so.

Johnny

We back! Love the vibes in this breakdown Alch

Andrew Lee

He’ll look better once CP3 comes back.

Karen Allman

I’ll admit I’m already a hater of LA sports teams but between Ham whining in an interview between quarters and D-Lo just acting like a ho (idek how to explain he just has those tendencies) and all the flopping I just can’t stand this team lol. Would love another crack at them for revenge with a focused and serious team but would also be hilarious if they drew Denver and got swept again lmao

Luke Zhang

The Lakers defense looks completely different without LeBron as the secondary roamer patrolling the paint.

Jimmy Ji

The Klay - TJD connection is probably because Klay's brother's name is Trayce and he subconsciously views him as lil bro

Tim Dunkana

I'm beginning to see them move read and react like the 2016, 2017 years where there is a "flow" to their offense. Steph once described it as organized chaos. But the movement is designed to create a "mistake" by the defense, and the offense takes advantage of it. Last year in the playoffs, Steph said they ran out of options against the Lakers (they were too predictable). Now they have endless options in the offense. Another "option" will be when Chris Paul comes back. The 2nd unit will have the CP/Saric pick and pop. The Klay/TJD pick and roll, etc.. all within 1 unit. Then of course the many plays and IQ built into the 1st unit...so they will be extremely difficult to guard! They can play fast or play a slower pace depending on the situation of the game. Again more options! That flow is also leading to defensive intensity (thanks Draymond) where they want to get out and run. I said all that to say this... they are starting to play with JOY!! The same way a happy hooker is the best hooker...a happy (joyful) team is the best team!

Tail0rmade

Klay was absolutely great last night. So proud of him.. I think he still feels that confidence because teams still send two off of pindowns. That TJD and Klay two man game looks spammable.

Ballin Forever

always happy when players don't play sick. Playing through sickness just hurts the team and makes people wonder why you're sucking.

B Master

Ham cooked

Athletic Alchemy

I felt the exact same thing Alch felt last night. Klay was taking some bad shots again, but settled down and played D and was slicing dudes up with his assists to TJD. I hope he gets satisfaction out of that, because it was awesome. It could seriously extend his career if he's able to send young bodies into the fray as a dual threat with his shooting. He looks so good out there when he's got someone with good hands to zip it to.

John Pettus

Like the McDonalds ice cream machine! LOL

Allison Hendrix

Yo - that makes us like 9-2 in the last 11 games or something crazy. I mean, weak schedule and all, but I'll take it. We need to net like 6 games on the competition to get to like the 5th seed. Tough but doable to get into the fat middle of the West.

John Pettus

Not the train comment 😭😭😭

Wuwu

Dario not looking that super Dario any more. Run the Draymond-Trayce-Looney center rotation again and again.

decomplexify5000

I don’t think I’ve ever seen klay pass to one teammate over and over again like he has with TJD 😂I love it. Shoutout to Killa for keeping his head up, his shooting really is on and off, but this time he embraced it and started moving the ball. It was a nice change, I like that Klay.

sleeve nash

obviously bron being out really hindered the lakers but he doesnt really play defense anymore and they got young guys hungry to get minutes playing hard. Do you think it would have mattered last night even if bron played?

Matt Hanna

Sat 4th row last night at needless to say that shit was lit. There’s a weird Klay and TJD connection brewing and I’m here for it. Lakers gonna have to do something with Darvin Hamas, it looked like some of those dudes were on All Star break.

sleeve nash

Optimism abounds. This team is fun again

Joan McErlean

Alch, I'd love to hear more thoughts from you on the rest of the league. League is very interesting this year. I have no idea who will be making the finals from the West

Jacob

Early upload lesgoooo

Mayansh Upadhyaya

We back

Gsw4L

https://streamable.com/so4enf

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