Brandin Podziemski never will be confused for LeBron James, but for a 20-second sequence during Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Warriors guard did his best impression of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar.
Early in the second quarter at Chase Center, the Warriors turned the ball over and veteran point guard Chris Paul thought he had an easy fastbreak lay-up. But Podziemski had other ideas.
But Podziemski’s chase-down block was just the beginning of his impressive sequence.
On the other end, Kawhi Leonard gambled by going for the steal and when he came up empty, it opened up a clear path to the basket for Podziemski, who drove and finished with an up-and-under layup around Clippers center Ivica Zubac.
Podziemski had a solid first half against the Clippers, finishing with seven points on 3 of 5 shooting from the field and 1 of 2 from 3-point range to go along with two rebounds, one assist and the emphatic block.
His lone 3-point beat the first-quarter buzzer.
This is the Podziemski the Warriors need this season as he anchors the second unit.
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