Game 1 wrap: Jimmy’s 31 leads opening night victory, overcoming Luka’s 43; Steph chips in memorable 23 and game sealing logo shot

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And finally APRIBOT’s take on the game:

I can’t do these for most games, but you get the bonus treatment for Opening Night.

10.31. Interesting, it’s a fake invert PNR for JK/Steph. Bad option for Dray in the corner though.
9.42. Like JK fighting for that rebound.
9.28. Lakers with flat screen to force the switch of Steph to Luka, but Steph jumps the passing lane beautifully.
9.14. GSW flashes the blitz.
8.45. GSW pushing the pace hard. Good find from JK to JB
8.13. Wonderful skip from JK to Dray on the DHO to Steph 3.
Not crazy about that JK midrange early in the clock.
7.20. Great D by Podz. Forced to switch to Ayton on the PNR, he denies the pass from Reaves beautifully. Then JB gets posted up, but that’s like posting up a wall. He gets the near turnover and shot clock.
6.42. Odd lineup. Steph-Dray-GP2-JK-Buddy. They run Dive Roll (I call it ambush PNR).
6.25. Valkyries move there, GSW going zone against the planned After Time Out (ATO) play.
6.04. Rookie turnover from JK there. Best to consider him a really promising (expensive) rookie.
5.40. I guess that’s a rookie miss from GP2?
5.22. I guess Dray with rookie exuberance on that Tech?
5.10. JK with the rookie mistake of saving the ball under your defensive basket.
3.26. Jimmy-Al-GP2-BP-Buddy. 3 shooters and GP2 in the dunker spot or arc. Jimmy, naturally, gets fouled.
3.07. GUI in Jimmy-BP-Al-Buddy
1.46. Jimmy standard, no motion
1.30. Will Richard Era starts
1.20. GREAT Will Richard steal.
1.10. Jimmy standard no motion
More Jimmy standard, no motion.

11.24. Jimmy standard no movement. Not close.
JB-Post-Dray-BP-Buddy
8.25. Jimmy standard movement!
8.00. Steph-Dray-Post-Will-Al
7.15. … Dray great scram switch to take Luka.
7.00. THE JK play, but AH sets the screen.
6.50. JK great rebound. Not great holding on to the ball
6.05. WILL steal, blind side
4.46. Will covering the kick to the corner
4.18. JK should have rotated?
4.02. 45 Twirl Steph backdoor
2.10. JK effort on REB and JK charge
1.38 JK why the 3
0.40. Good find by JK to BP. Thought he might tilt after missing the big putback

11.15. Two straight split cut sets for Dray-Steph-JK
10.30. Terry stotts countdown
9.50. Jimmy standard with motion,
again. Better.
9.30. Bench on JB fake pull out
9.12. Cool scram switch Jimmy bumped off by Dray
8.15. JB with the BP screen. That’s more motion. GSW runs the two variations on Jimmy isos they’ve been working on in preseason, with a screen and with a split cut. Much better results.
7.20. BP threatens pin down and Steph backdoors him.
6.40. Three OK play call
6.00. JK 3.
3.55. BP calls play but Buddy launches
3.08. Jimmy audibles out of the stagger play since Luka is guarding him. Then gets JK to iso Luka.
2.23. Jimmy-AH-BP-Buddy-Will
1.20. Jimmy iso with movement.
0.37. WILL SAVES THEM