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Los Angeles Lakers Player Says He Might Need An IV After Guarding Steph Curry

Dennis Schroder joked that he might need an IV after guarding Steph Curry in Game 1.

Ben Stinar

Los Angeles Lakers Player Says He Might Need An IV After Guarding Steph Curry
Los Angeles Lakers Player Says He Might Need An IV After Guarding Steph Curry /

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-112 at the Chase Center in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.  

Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder played a significant role in helping guard Steph Curry and being a productive player on offense.  

The 29-year-old played 31 minutes and put up 19 points, two rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 5/10 from the field.  

After the game, he met with the media and was asked how he felt. 

Schroder: "Whatever it takes to win, but it's really, really, really hard. Steph is probably the best, conditioning-wise, in sports because he running around for 23 seconds and still taking the shot. Just to be by him when he catches it makes it really, really tough. Might gotta get a IV tonight."

The Lakers did a good job containing the two-time MVP, as Curry only had 27 points on 10/24 shooting from the field (41.7%). 

That said, he still shot 6/13 from the three-point range (46.2%) and had six rebounds, three assists and one steal. 

The most important thing for the Lakers was the fact that they were able to get a win on the road to open up the series. 

Coming into the night, the Warriors were 35-9 in the 44 games they had hosted on their home floor at the Chase Center. 

Game 2 of the series will be back in San Francisco on Thursday evening before the two teams go to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4. 

More on the Los Angeles Lakers can be read here 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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