He’s made enough of the right adjustments and counters to have the Lakers up 2-1 on the defending champion Warriors.
For example, after Jarred Vanderbilt had guarded Steph Curry for the first two games, the Lakers coach and his staff made a switch, putting the 6-foot-9 Vanderbilt on Draymond Green, having Anthony Davis guard JaMychal Green – the 6-8 small forward that had replaced Kevon Looney in the Warriors’ lineup in Game 2 – and putting Austin Reaves on Curry, with Lonnie Walker IV emerging to get his turn as well.
Going into Saturday, Walker had played 27 minutes in the team’s first eight playoff games. In Game 3 he played 24:24 and contributed 12 points, four rebounds and two steals, as well as a workout of a different sort chasing Curry around the court. Were there thoughts that the rookie head coach might be in over his head in a playoff series? If so, feel free to stow them. Part of the job is having a feel for whom to turn to and when.
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