The Golden State Warriors on Tuesday beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 123 to 109 in the opening of the 2022/23 NBA season, at the Chase Center.
Stephen Curry was the main name of the team with 33 points and took responsibility in important moments of the match.
LeBron James led the visiting squad despite the fact that the hosts were led by Curry, who was flirting with a triple-double.
After all, the 37-year-old star scored 31 points, 14 rebounds, as well as eight assists and started his 20th season in the NBA well.
“The ceremony was an amazing celebration, to take time to reflect on what you accomplished, watching the banner go up, looking at the highlight tapes and all that,” Curry said.
“It’s really hard to turn the page and go and play a game of basketball, but we figured how to do it. Now we can look forward to the rest of the year.” he added.
Thus, the Lakers, who had beaten the Warriors in the pre-season, started the match well and had a balanced first half.
However, the Warriors’ third fatal quarter lives on. That’s because on the return of the break, the team led by Steve Kerr dominated by winning by 32 to 19 and forwarding the first win of the season.
Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson, who each scored 20 and 18 points for the Warriors against the Lakers, were other Warriors that stood out in their match.
The Lakers, in turn, knew how to explore situations in the lane, above all, with Anthony Davis. The forward ended the night with 27 points.
However, Darvin Ham’s team abused the failed attempts on shots from the perimeter instead of investing even more in the situations close to the basket.
In addition, the criticised Russell Westbrook, started the game as a starter and won a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Finally, the Los Angeles franchise even outlined a reaction in the last period and reduced the difference from 27 points to 13.
However, Curry returned to the court, scored eight points in consecutive plays and threw a bucket of cold water on the impetus of the adversary. As a result, therefore, he stayed ahead of the scoreboard and started the 2022/23 campaign well.
