It was an uncomfortable sight for Celtics followers: Marcus Good in Laker gold and purple, squaring off in opposition to Al Horford in his recent Warriors uniform.
The previous Boston fan favorites debuted for his or her new Western Convention groups late Tuesday night time, coming off their respective benches within the Warriors’ 119-109 victory at Crypto.com Enviornment.
Good, who’s bounced from Memphis to Washington and now to Los Angeles since being traded by the Celtics in 2023, was the extra impactful of the 2. The rugged level guard spent a lot of his 23 minutes cannonballing across the court docket in pursuit of Stephen Curry.
His efficiency felt like a “Marcus Good Best Hits.” In a single second-quarter stretch, Good checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm round Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the ground, incomes him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.
Watching Al Horford in a Warriors jersey yelling at Marcus Good in a Lakers jersey over a flagrant foul on Curry that is simply weird, bro! 🥴🥴 pic.twitter.com/1YhqJEierG
— CELTICS ☘️ BANNER 19 (@BiggLynch) October 22, 2025
A couple of minutes later, Good tried to attract a cost on Curry that went uncalled, then instantly raced to attain a contested layup on the different finish. He additionally was whistled for a number of fouls for aggressively setting or working by means of screens.
Within the third quarter, Good borderline tackled Curry from behind whereas crashing arduous for an offensive rebound. The referee known as a foul on Curry, giving Good two free throws.
Good’s remaining line: 9 factors, 3-for-6, 0-for-3 from 3-point vary, one steal, three turnovers, 4 fouls drawn, 4 fouls dedicated. He paced LA’s bench in minutes performed and was the one Lakers participant to complete with a optimistic plus/minus (plus-2) within the 10-point loss.
Horford, in the meantime, was the one Warrior to complete within the negatives, with the Lakers outscoring Golden State by 10 factors throughout his 20 minutes. The 39-year-old huge man went 2-for-7 from the sphere and 1-for-4 from three, grabbed 5 rebounds and tallied 4 fouls with two turnovers.
LA scored a number of baskets in opposition to Horford throughout a late 9-0 run, and he was not a part of the Warriors’ closing lineup, with head coach Steve Kerr opting to start out and end with Jonathan Kuminga (17 factors, 9 rebounds, six assists).
Kerr mentioned earlier than the season that Horford, who left the Celtics this summer season to affix a workforce better-positioned for a championship push, could be restricted to round 20 minutes per night time to keep away from carrying him out earlier than the playoffs.
Good’s newest return to Boston is ready for Dec. 5, when the Lakers make their annual go to to TD Backyard. Horford received’t be again in his former dwelling area till March 18.
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