sportsfan161

135 | 16 hours ago

Being up by too much is certainly a thing

octopusmonkey01 | MIN

53 | 15 hours ago

Only if you get lazy

fojasaurus | CHI

23 | 15 hours ago

You calling Luka lazy?

The_Reddit_Name | GSW

21 | 15 hours ago

I’d call all the rest of the lakers lazy

octopusmonkey01 | MIN

9 | 14 hours ago

I’m calling any team that blows a 20pt lead lazy in at least that game yes

thesword62 | DET

0 | 12 hours ago

Luka is a human pylon on defense. A pylon that never stops whining.

hausitron | LAL

3 | 9 hours ago

Luka had a positive +/- in a game they lost by 17. He was also the one who got them the 25 lead in the first place. That speaks more about the rest of the team than him.

TeTrodoToxin4 | GSW

0 | 9 hours ago

“Everybody acting tough when they’re up”

YourBuddyChurch | LAL

66 | 15 hours ago

Not only did they blow that huge first quarter lead, they blew it immediately. Game was tied at the half

Funny-Transition7869 | IND

97 | 16 hours ago

early leads dont mean much anymore. 25 points is harder fs but 20 pt leads get erased every night nowadays

Livid_Exam8522

76 | 15 hours ago

We legit just saw a finals series where it happened almost every game

DukeOfStuff_ | MIN

27 | 15 hours ago

I think statistically you win about 80% of the time when up 20 in the first quarter.

Funny-Transition7869 | IND

-22 | 15 hours ago

idk if you can find specific stats for this but if i had to guess thats mostly top teams steamrolling bad ones from start to end. I bet for evenly matched teams a 20pt lead early is only like a 60-65% chance to win which is good but not would it wouldve been years ago.

KevinAndrewsPhoto | GSW

31 | 15 hours ago

No. It’s 93%. Don’t know how you could think it was 60%.“A study covering 1997–98 through 2021–22, including playoffs, found 3,942 games where a team reached a 20-point lead before halftime:3,665 won: 93%277 lost: 7%—about 1 in 14.”

maddenallday | LAL

2 | 9 hours ago

I feel like the first quarter is irrelevant nowadays

fatgambler86

1 | 15 hours ago

Yes they aren’t as serious nowadays but still surprising to see this warriors team erase the deficit and comfortable goal control of the game with a lot of time left.

IsThisMe8 | GSW

24 | 13 hours ago

The more surprising thing to me was they they eliminated the deficit in one quarter and it was tied at half time.

Visual-Guarantee2157 | GSW

7 | 9 hours ago

By literally mirroring the 35-18 quarter the lakers served up in q1. Was pretty epic

matsy_k | GSW

2 | 8 hours ago

Uno reverse

davey_mann | PHI

5 | 12 hours ago

THAT was the real shocker! lol

sunken_grade | POR

43 | 14 hours ago

actually mad impressed by them in that game

throwawaymycareer93 | GSW

5 | 10 hours ago

Dubs sub is full of copium. Stop by, refill your canisters if needed.

chaelfosho | GSW

21 | 13 hours ago

We’ve been into so many similar situation post 2022, happy we’re on the winning side this time.

PackageDangerous1954

17 | 15 hours ago

Collin sexton is a war criminal

babypho | GSW

7 | 15 hours ago

For some reason I read “Collin is a sex war criminal”

TeTrodoToxin4 | GSW

2 | 9 hours ago

Do we know his whereabouts in 2004?

Did he possibly go to Abu Ghraib in Iraq during that time?

throwawaymycareer93 | GSW

1 | 10 hours ago

We cannot exclude anything at this point

fatgambler86

35 | 15 hours ago

I saw Luka scored 20 in he first and thought damn he really cooking hazel I need to see this. I tuned into start the second quarter and it was just a mess.

lawschoolthrowaway36 | LAL

6 | 15 hours ago

He finished +9 in a 17 point loss. Lakers were outscored by 26 points in the 11 minutes he wasn’t playing.

Yayareasports | GSW

30 | 14 hours ago

He was also a -14 after the first quarter

--Alix-- | DAL

2 | 9 hours ago

Yeah he wasn’t shooting well, but he was also getting blitzed and doubled on every drive. The real problem was AR and everybody else turning into kindergartners despite playing a 4v3.

SplittingChairs

18 | 15 hours ago

Lol the exact kind of stat that I’d expect out of this Lakers team. What a weird roster.

Accomplished_Egg570 | OKC

3 | 15 hours ago

That’s what happens when ur first and 2nd options are cones on defense

Impossible-Will4589 | LAL

18 | 14 hours ago

Luka and Austin’s defense were the least of the lakers problems in laat nights game. They had to deal with the greatest shooter of all time, De’Anthony Melton

satomatic | LAL

11 | 15 hours ago

luka’s defense has been fine tbh. the problem was more that the offense was dog water when he went to sit.

GivesCredit | GSW

1 | 12 hours ago

He was also pretty bad quarters 2-4

satomatic | LAL

1 | 11 hours ago

well…….yes

Middle_Somewhere6093 | LAL

8 | 13 hours ago

Did you watch the game? Warriors bench scored 50 and Lakers bench scored 7. Yes, the problem was Luka and AR’s defense.

Western-Election-997 | LAL

-1 | 13 hours ago

Westbrook fan talking about cones on defense lmao

They won the Luka minutes by a mile

SharkBaitDLS | GSW

1 | 13 hours ago

I mean not by a mile, but he was positive on the night.

sfweedman | GSW

3 | 12 hours ago

Only because he was super positive in the first quarter. He was net - in quarters 2-4.

KnickedUp

1 | 15 hours ago

Cap space is such a dangerous thing

Harbaugh_Handshake | GSW

10 | 13 hours ago

We had em right where we wanted em.

KnotSoSalty | GSW

12 | 13 hours ago

Luka’s on the floor, they can’t play defense. Luka’s off the floor, they can’t score.

Best case scenario their opponent has a string of turnovers like the Warriors did in the 1st.

Levelfailer

6 | 10 hours ago

Yeah they played great defense the entire 2nd quarter Luka was sitting.

--Alix-- | DAL

0 | 9 hours ago

Funny, they scored less with Luka on the floor than with him off…

Nails__DeChamp | ORL

2 | 12 hours ago

How many times has a team ever led by 20 at the end of the first quarter? I’m curious if the sample is like 100 games or what

Neptune28

1 | 9 hours ago

Kings led the Lakers by 20 in 2002 Game 4, then Horry hit the shot to win

Dantheman12310 | LAL

3 | 15 hours ago

So like is their a filter or something to find these niche game stats, is it that quick & easy?

Cougarxr767

1 | 15 hours ago

A 25 point lead after one feels safe but it really isn’t anymore with how many threes get thrown up. One cold stretch, the other team hits a few in a row, and suddenly it’s a brand new game.

tripleyothreat

1 | 10 hours ago

What about for a team that trailed by 20 or more period? I doubt the first quarter qualifier makes a difference

Outrageous_Library50 | LAL

1 | 15 hours ago

Everyone except Walker was a bum acquisition. And the Walker trade at first was met with apprehension since dude only played 5 games last season

I was trying to hope, but I don’t think we do it this year either

AlbatrossDry5698

-3 | 15 hours ago

But Luka COOKED!!!

magnificentmeatwad

-9 | 15 hours ago

Man who cares

Last night, the Warriors erased an early 25-point deficit and beat the Lakers 112-95. It was the largest margin of victory in the shot clock era (since 1954–55) for a team that trailed by 20 or more points at end of the first quarter.