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Postgame Numbers: Lakers vs. Warriors (11/16/14)

Here is a by-the-numbers look at the Lakers’ 136-115 loss to the Golden State Warriors:

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Minutes played by Ryan Kelly, who scored four points and grabbed three rebounds before injuring his right hamstring. Prior to Sunday’s game, Kelly had already suffered one injury this season to each hamstring. He will be evaluated Monday morning.

“It’s unfortunate because I really like Ryan Kelly and the way he plays,” said head coach Byron Scott. “He knows how to play. He’s going to give me everything he has. And unfortunately for him and us, we haven’t seen enough of that because of the injuries that he has had.”

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Warriors that scored in double figures. Stephen Curry led the way with 30 points and 15 assists, while Marreese Speights followed with 24 points off the bench. Klay Thompson (18), Andrew Bogut (15), Harrison Barnes (14), Draymond Green (10) and Andre Iguodala (10) rounded out the septet, which combined for 121 points.

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Three-point percentage for the Lakers. L.A. went just 3-for-16 from 3-point range, while the Warriors hit half of their attempts from deep (14-for-28). The Lakers have shot the NBA’s fourth-worst clip from beyond the arc this season (30.4 percent), but they plan to have last season’s top 3-point shooter, Nick Young (2.1 3’s per game), back for Tuesday’s game in Atlanta.

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Points scored by Kobe Bryant. The 19-year Laker made 10 more shots than any of his teammates, going 15-for-34 from the field to record the 121st 40-plus game of his career. Bryant also went 11-for-16 at the free throw line and just 3-for-12 from 3-point distance to finish with his highest point total since April 10, 2013.

"I always rather guys get involved in play. That's always the intent at the start of the ballgame," he said. "But (when) you go down 10, 12 points in the hole, I got to try to keep us in the ballgame at some point. But it's tough. This responsibility, it's on me."

Bryant shot chart

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Shots taken by the Lakers. L.A. made just 39 of its attempts to finish with a 39.4 field goal percentage. Golden State took 13 fewer shots but made seven more baskets than the Lakers, reaching a 53.5 percent clip (46-for-86).