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Takeaways from Warriors' Loss to Lakers: What the Dubs Must Do at Center
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Takeaways from Warriors' Loss to Lakers: What the Dubs Must Do at Center

SI Feed·Joey Akeley·5 days ago
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The Golden State Warriors got demolished in their season opener, losing 127-105 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

Luka Doncic led all scorers with 28. Stephen Curry had a team-high 23 points, but he didn't have a field goal made after the first quarter.

Here are three takeaways from Wednesday's game.

Warriors Have Dire Need for Center

Walker Kessler is an above-average starting center with great size at 7'2". He will have his fair share of efficient games, and no one will bat an eye.

But allowing him to go 12-of-12 from the floor with 10 (!) dunks is alarming.

The Warriors have the crushing combination of point-of-attack issues on defense and no center size to defend lobs.

If Kristaps Porzingis (7'2") were active, at least those lobs would be much tougher to complete. But Porzingis is out indefinitely with a health issue, and it doesn't seem likely that he's coming back any time soon.

The one player who makes the most sense to target is Myles Turner.…

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