![]() ![]() So prominent were the matchup considerations, even at this early stage, that the Warriors felt compelled to play one player who had scored zero points in the previous series … and then later were equally compelled to pull a guy off the court in crunch time who had 20 rebounds through three quarters. ![]() Nonetheless, even in this modern pace-and-space era of 2023, it was the Lakers who cave-manned their way to a 117-112 victory via domination of the paint and a gargantuan free-throw advantage. ![]() The Warriors launched 53 3-pointers despite the Lakers top-locking their guards in an effort to prevent such outbursts, while the Lakers converted only 6 of their 25 attempts. And man, did we have some incongruity in Game 1. The greater the stylistic incongruity between the two sides, the more all those considerations are magnified. ![]()
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