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NBA: Warriors dominate Lakers on ring night

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TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" LeBron James (6) of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks to Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors during their game at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Ezra Shaw, Getty Images/AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/afp/10/19/lebron-james-stephen-curry-afp-10192022.jpg"/><figcaption>LeBron James (6) of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks to Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors during their game at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. <em>Ezra Shaw, Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO --<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> The Golden State Warriors lifted up championship banner number 7 as they formally commemorated their latest NBA title on opening night. </p><p>The Chase Center was packed to the rafters in anticipation of the historic night as well as the premier match-up vs the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Steph Curry led the team in unveiling the banner, a first at the Chase Center. The reigning Finals MVP also took the moment to greet Brittney Griner a happy birthday to show his support for the incarcerated WNBA star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Champions. <a href="https://t.co/Gem3nxgi85">pic.twitter.com/Gem3nxgi85</a></p>— Chase Center (@ChaseCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChaseCenter/status/1582576850550673409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">feelin&#x27; good, like he should <a href="https://t.co/vxCfUoP8iC">pic.twitter.com/vxCfUoP8iC</a></p>— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1582573482931474432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Forever in the rafters <a href="https://t.co/AnhuHtatf3">pic.twitter.com/AnhuHtatf3</a></p>— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1582571200688947206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">💍💍💍💍 <a href="https://t.co/dldfg5zCDp">pic.twitter.com/dldfg5zCDp</a></p>— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1582568809352679424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">History made.<br/><br/>Champions Ring Night || <a href="https://twitter.com/Chase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chase</a> <a href="https://t.co/lEgGfrGq9r">pic.twitter.com/lEgGfrGq9r</a></p>— Chase Center (@ChaseCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChaseCenter/status/1582559220133527553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Warriors showcased a virtually intact line-up from last season’s championship team. </p><p>Just days before tip-off, the team locked up Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole to long-term extensions, with Draymond Green the remaining piece to resolved at seasons end. </p><p>It was also the first time the Warriors fans saw Green and Poole in action since the infamous scuffle at practice that saw Green fined by the team.</p><p>The Warriors leaned on a tough defense stand in the first half to limit the Lakers to just 14% three-point field goal shooting and force the visiting team to 11 turnovers that led to 13 turnover points. </p><p>Golden State was in control, 59-52, at the half.</p><p>The defending champs blew the game open in the third quarter led by the Splash Brothers with Curry and Klay Thompson combining for 17 points. The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a commanding 20-point lead, 91-71.</p><p>Lakers came closest to cut the lead down to 12 after a Russel Westbrook alley-oop slam dunk with roughly 4 minutes to go.</p><p>But that run was quickly countered by a flurry of buckets for Curry capped off by a four-point play. </p><p>The Warriors sealed their first win of the season, 123-109.</p><p>The stars came out as Curry led the way with 33 points, Wiggins added 20, and Thompson had 18. </p><p>But it was the bench support that weighed the most as the Warriors young crew led by Pool, JaMychal Green, James Wiseman, and Donte Divincenzo dominated their counterparts, 41-21. </p><p>The Warriors also dominated the Lakers in three-point shooting, 16-45 to 10-40.</p><p>Coach Steve Kerr credited the team’s balanced attack to a blend of his old reliable stars and the young guns. </p><p>“It reminds me of 2014-15, although the depth is younger. We had games where we didn’t play Shaun Livingston and we didn’t play Leandro Barbosa. They both had a couple of stretches that season that either played very limited minutes or didn’t play at all. We had really major depth at the center spot with (Marreese) Speights, David Lee, (Andrew) Bogut, Festus (Ezeli), and Draymond. It reminds me a lot of the talent level. That team was veteran, we had veterans, and this team is young guys, but the talent is really obvious,” Kerr said.</p><p>For Curry, not only is it a challenge to try to go back to back with the same core, but to add to the mix the younger crew who delivered on opening night </p><p>“It’s the hard part of, again, 11 guys you could throw out there, there’s going to be different lineups every night, especially early in the year. Wise (James Wiseman) being out all last year, we’re going to have to develop that chemistry as we go. I don’t know what our -- that sample size is really small -- I don’t know what it looked like. It felt like we were trying to do the right things and shoot the ball well, but it had a pretty good pace to it and I’m sure we’ll go get some more looks there, but don’t be surprised if in the first 10 or 15 games there’s going to be a different five-minute group out there. You’re going to continue to try and experiment and give guys opportunities to go out and hoop, and everybody has to be able to be able to adjust on the fly and make the right reads, especially on the offensive end, and then, plug up on the defensive end and protect each other,” said Curry</p><p>The Lakers knew what they were facing as the second-half run began, but as Anthony Davis put it, it&#x27;s easier said than done. </p><p>“Well they’re the best third-quarter team, well they were last year. They come out and try to take the lead in the third quarter, get some separation. We shot terrible from three tonight, had 21 turnovers. I think it was timely possessions, timely turnovers. We got some great looks from three, we just missed. They made a lot of their shots in the third quarter. That’s what they do, that’s how they get their separation,” quipped Davis.</p><p>Lebron James came into the game trailing Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s all-time scoring record by 1,325 points. The 37-year-old showed no rust with a 31-point performance to add with 14 rebounds and 8 assists. </p><p>Davis chipped in 27 points and Russell Westbrook had 19 points and 11 rebounds.</p><p>Coach Kerr, who himself played until his late 30s commended the performance of both James and Curry. </p><p>“Yeah, pretty amazing. It’s two guys who are so committed to the game, to their health, and their skillset and it’s remarkable. They both make it look so easy too. This really didn’t happen a whole lot 20 to 30 years ago. I think we are smarter now, the players have more knowledge at their fingertips. We provide a lot more resources to help players out. They look for stuff on their own. It seems like a lot more players now who are playing at a really high level at an age that used to be considered sort of the end of the line,” Kerr noted.</p><p>As for James, he knows the road to becoming a legit contender is a tough one in the Western Conference, and Tuesday’s showing was of no surprise to the four-time champion. </p><p>“For us, I think, we are what I expected from tonight. Some great moments, some not so good moments come from just a team that’s just coming together for the first time, a lot of new pieces, a whole new system, coaching staff. But I love the way we competed. Obviously, the turnovers — we’re not going to win ball games like that -- but once we start getting on the same page and know where guys are going to be, and we start going through — our system is how we want to perform -- that will get better with time. It was kind of what I expected. We had like I said some good times and some other times were not as good as we would like,” James said. </p><p>The Lakers next face the Clippers in Los Angeles on Thursday, while the Warriors take on the Nuggets on Friday.</p>

The Golden State Warriors lifted up championship banner number 7 as they formally commemorated their latest NBA title on opening night. 

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