The Warriors’ veteran trio of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson all had big moments in Saturday’s 128-121 road victory over the Lakers. With the win, the Dubs (35-31) moved ahead of the Lakers (36-32) for ninth place in the Western Conference standings. The Warriors are now 2-1 against the Lakers this season, with one more head-to-head matchup remaining on April 9 in Los Angeles.
Stephen Curry overcame a scoreless first quarter to finish with a team-high 31 points, Klay Thompson provided instant offense off the bench with 26 points and Draymond Green made plays all night, finishing with 13 assists and 12 rebounds in a much-needed win for the Dubs.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Curry - 31 | Green - 12 | Green - 13 |
| Thompson - 26 | Curry - 6 | Curry - 5 |
| Kuminga - 23 | Wiggins/Paul - 6 | 3 Tied - 4 |
LAL
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| James - 40 | Hayes - 12 | Russell - 13 |
| Russell - 23 | James - 8 | James - 9 |
| Hachimura - 14 | Davis/Hachimura - 4 | Reaves/Prince - 3 |
WELCOME BACK STEPH CURRY
After missing the last three games with a sprained right ankle, Stephen Curry returned to action in Saturday’s primetime matchup. And though he was held scoreless in the first quarter, he got it going in the second period with 13 points and matched that in the third period. He came through with a 4-point play in the third quarter and about a minute later made a driving layup to put the Dubs ahead by 12, marking their largest lead of the game.
Stephen Curry Puts on a SHOW in Return vs. Lakers
DRAYMOND THE PLAYMAKER
The Warriors trailed 36-30 at the end of the first quarter but took a one-point lead into the break thanks to a 9-3 run to close the second period. Draymond Green played a key role in that sequence, connecting with Jonathan Kuminga for a pair of alley-oop dunks in the final minute of the half.
Jonathan Kuminga goes up to get it and finishes the oop
Green, who missed Wednesday’s game with lower back soreness, was in the middle of all of the action for the Warriors. After the Lakers threatened a fourth quarter comeback, Green set up a Curry layup with the shot clock winding down to halt the Lakers’ momentum. Curry returned the favor on the Dubs’ next possession, as a Green bucket put the Warriors up eight with 4:07 left in the game. Finally, Green assisted Kuminga, 23 points, on another lob dunk, this one sealing the game with a little over a minute left.
Jonathan Kuminga slams home the alley-oop
KLAY LEADS STELLAR BENCH EFFORT
Warriors reserves outscored those of the Lakers 47-25, and much of that had to do with Klay Thompson. The Splash Brother made three of his first four shots and had eight points just minutes after checking into the game. He maintained that hot hand through the second period and went into halftime with 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting in just 14 minutes of game action. He’d finish the night with 26 points, knocking down five 3-pointers in the win.
Check out this play by Klay Thompson!
LEBRON SCORES 40 FOR THE LAKERS
With Anthony Davis exiting the game after getting hit in the eye in the second quarter, LeBron James carried the load for the Lakers, finishing with a season-high tying 40 points. He scored 13 of those in the fourth quarter, and nearly had more but his fading 3-pointer from the corner with 2:07 left was nullified after the official review determined he was out of bounds. The shot would have made it a four-point game, and the review wound up initiating a sequence that had 20 minutes worth over 15 seconds of game action. After the long layoff, the Lakers never threatened again.
UP NEXT
After a 2-1 road trip, the Warriors will head home to host the Knicks on Monday. This will be the second and final matchup with New York this season, as the Dubs won the first, 110-99, on Feb. 29 at Madison Square Garden.
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TEAM NOTABLES:
- The Warriors have won 10 of their last 12 road games (18-14 overall on the road).
- The Warriors ended an eight-game losing streak in Los Angeles (against the Lakers and Clippers) … Their last win in Los Angeles was Nov. 28, 2021, a 105-90 win over the Clippers … Golden State ended a three-game road losing streak against the Lakers.
- Golden State recorded seven turnovers, second-fewest turnovers in a game this season (franchise-record-tying five, 1/12 at CHI).
- This marked the ninth time this season the Warriors had three players score 20-or-more points (5-4 in those games this season).
- Warriors dished out 38 assists, the 29th game this season with at least 30 assists (20-9 in those games this season).
- Golden State shot 52.6 percent from the field, improving to 17-2 this season when making at least 50 percent of its field goal attempts.
- The Warriors improve to 13-3 this season when recording at least 30 assists and shoot at least 50 percent from the field.
PLAYER NOTABLES:
- Stephen Curry, who missed the last three games with a right ankle sprain, tallied a team-high 31 points, his 25th 30-point game of the season.
- Klay Thompson scored 26 points off the bench, the sixth game this season scoring at least 20 points as a reserve … Thompson scored 21 points in the first half, the third time this season with at least 20 points in a half.
- Jonathan Kuminga recorded 23 points, scoring 20-or-more points in eight of the last 10 games (21.3 ppg in that span).
- Brandin Podziemski had his league-leading 34th charge taken this season.
- Draymond Green, who missed the last game due to low back soreness, recorded his sixth double-double of the season, with a game-high-tying 12 rebounds and season-high-tying 13 assists (12/8 at OKC).
- Trayce Jackson-Davis logged at least 20 minutes for the fourth consecutive game … In games he plays at least 20 minutes, Jackson-Davis is averaging 11.5 points (72.2 FG%), 8.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 blocks in 24.1 minutes per game in 15 contests.