After a long offseason, the Golden State Warriors made their highly-anticipated return to the court on opening night of the 2021-22 NBA season against the Los Angeles Lakers.
While a slow start put Steve Kerr’s squad behind early, the Warriors’ old signature “strength in numbers” effect was put on display. With a rare Steph Curry cold shooting night underway, Jordan Poole and Nemanja Bjelica led Golden State back into the contest in the second half.
A late run featuring Poole’s scoring and Bjelica’s playmaking helped push the Warriors to a comeback win over LeBron James and the Lakers. Despite shooting 47.4% shooting from the field and 35.7% shooting from deep, the Warriors finished the contest with 30 assists.
With a 1-0 start on the books, here is a look at the player grades and game ball winner from the regular-season opener against the Lakers:
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