Warriors vs Lakers

Grading Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, Draymond Green, and the rest of the Golden State Warriors in the team's 124-111 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

I’ve criticized Moody in the past for being too passive, but lately he’s been showing a lot more aggression. But he’s starting to drive a lot more, and good things are happening when he does. But four assists is pretty impressive, and he displayed a lot of energy and hustle trying to make the little plays. As has been the case lately, PBJ showed enough in those minutes to make you pretty darn excited about his future. He never really was a difference maker, save for a blistering stretch towards the end of the second quarter, where he scored 13 of his 16 points. Poole was trying exceptionally hard all game long to be an offensive difference maker, to the point that it was hurting the team at times. His 27 minutes netted him no assists and just a pair of rebounds. Not a very memorable game for Klay. A rather ho-hum game for Green on offense, though his defense was on point. Kuminga has been playing good basketball lately, but I’m still not sure what is going into the decision to occasionally start him over Kevon Looney. As always, grades are based on my expectations, with a “B” grade representing the average performance for a player. Playing [without Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins](https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2023/2/23/23612564/warriors-lakers-steph-curry-lebron-james-anthony-davis-andrew-wiggins), the Dubs were [outmatched and outclassed in Southern California](https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2023/2/23/23612979/warriors-lose-lakers-lebron-james-klay-thompson-draymond-green-anthony-davis-malik-beasley), and fell to the [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.silverscreenandroll.com) 124-111.