While the Warriors had control through the first half of Wednesday’s game, a barrage of turnovers in the third quarter cost the team in a 103-100 road loss to the NBA’s defending Champions in the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the Play-In Tournament.
After turning the ball over just five times through the first half, the Warriors gave the ball up eight times in the third quarter alone. In that time, the Lakers were able to outscore the Dubs 35-24 in the frame.
While the Warriors worked their way into a tight game that went down to the wire with neither team getting more than a three-point lead through the final six-plus minutes, it came down to one buzzer-beater shot by four-time MVP LeBron James and stout defense to force the Dubs to take the loss.