The depleted Golden State Warriors got the season’s stretch run off to a rough start on Thursday, falling to the new-look Los Angeles Lakers 124-111. Golden State adjusted after halftime, running less of its offense through dribble hand-off actions and delay sets. Golden State entered intermission down just 59-56, coming back from a double-digit deficit largely on the back of nine straight highlight-reel points from Poole. Otherwise, Golden State seems poised to give away points pretty much every time Kerr is forced to call on reserves. Los Angeles outscored Golden State 29-8 in fast break points, one of its biggest discrepancies of the season.
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