Game ID: 22300650
Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors
Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final
GSW 30 33 36 19 12 14 144LAL 33 35 23 27 12 15 145
GSW vs LAL ScoutingGSW vs LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 15 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (116% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 16 since 12/14, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 27)
OUT Paul missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 14 min since (125% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/24 · 8 days' restOUT Paul missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 7 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 24 min since (87% of 27)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 9 min since (87% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 23 min since (85% of 27)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 26 min since (96% of 27)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 2 days' restOUT Paul missed 8 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 11 min (107% of 11)
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 31 min since (114% of 27)
NEW Thompson 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/02 · 2 days' restOUT Paul missed 9 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 11 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 30 min since (113% of 27)
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 11 min since (107% of 11)
NEW Thompson 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Wiggins 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 34 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 10 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 8 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 12 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 15 min since (143% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 11 to 16 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 11 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 9 since 1/12, returns tonight: 15 min (88% of 18)
OUT Šarić missed 2 since 2/02, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 17)
OUT Payton II missed 13 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 18 min since (166% of 11)
NEW Curry 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Green 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 37 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 14 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, returns tonight: 21 min (103% of 20)
OUT Vincent missed 15 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 19 min since (70% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 7 min since (56% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 16 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 20 min since (73% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 21 min since (103% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 17 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 18 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 19 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 14 min (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 20 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 40 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 21 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 19 min since (157% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 25 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 36 min (101% of 36)
OUT Reddish missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 22 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 24 min since (197% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Kuminga at 26 a game. Without Paul (7 straight), Moody (5 straight), Payton II (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 120, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/13 @ MIL 118-129 — GSW notes
GSW lost 118-129. GSW shot 48% (47 of 98) to MIL's 54%, 15 of 36 from three. GSW turned it over 7 times to MIL's 12. Kuminga led with 28 (10 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 23, Thompson 21. Q2 was theirs, 32-21, turning a 9-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 108-86 against them. Kuminga's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ MEM 107-116 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-116. GSW shot 49% (44 of 90) to MEM's 37%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 25 fouls committed. GSW turned it over 19 times to MEM's 11, and MEM turned those into 13 steals. Curry led with 26 (11 of 20, 3 of 9 from three); Kuminga added 20, Wiggins 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-23, but the other 3 periods went 93-78 against them. Thompson's -22 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 vs ATL 134-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-112. GSW shot 56% (51 of 91) to ATL's 41%, 16 of 33 from three. Curry led with 25 (7 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuminga added 25, Thompson 24. The hinge was Q4, 33-20: a lead of 9 became 22. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/25 vs SAC 133-134 — GSW notes
GSW lost 133-134. GSW shot 56% (48 of 86) to SAC's 53%, 19 of 37 from three. Curry led with 33 (13 of 26, 6 of 14 from three); Kuminga added 31, Wiggins 17. Q2 was theirs, 40-35, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 99-93 against them. Šarić's -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs LAL 144-145 — GSW notes
GSW lost 144-145 in 2 overtimes. GSW took 18 more shots (119 to 101), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to LAL's 49%, 23 of 58 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 43. Curry led with 46 (17 of 35, 9 of 21 from three); Thompson added 24, Kuminga 22. Q3 was theirs, 36-23, turning a 5-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 5 periods went 122-108 against them. They led by as many as 15.
1/30 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (8 straight), Moody (6 straight), Payton II (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 22 from three, 30 free throws a game; Embiid at 45 and Maxey at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (2 straight), Melton (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 22 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 30 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it Golden State 121, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/02 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Williams Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Bane (10 straight), Kennard (3 straight), LaRavia (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 33 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (9 straight), Moody (7 straight), Payton II (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 123 and the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 38. Call it Golden State 115, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
2/03 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 130, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Krejčí (20 straight), Fernando (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 27 a game. Without Paul (10 straight), Moody (8 straight), Payton II (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 44 percent from three to Atlanta's 37 and the defense, Golden State allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Golden State 125, Atlanta 123, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/05 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 30 and Bridges at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight), Clowney (2 straight), Wilson (13 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 126, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 39 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (11 straight), Moody (9 straight), Šarić (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 114 a night to Golden State's 126 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-4. Call it Brooklyn 121, Golden State 119, Golden State keeping it close.
1/19 vs BKN 112-130 — LAL notes
LAL lost 112-130. LAL shot 44% (40 of 90) to BKN's 53%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BKN's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. LAL turned it over 14 times to BKN's 8, and BKN turned those into 10 steals. Davis led with 26 (9 of 13, 8 of 11 at the line); James added 24, Russell 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-28, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. They led by as many as 12. Russell's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs POR 134-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-110. LAL shot 55% (47 of 86) to POR's 47%, 13 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to POR's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 45-35 for them. Russell led with 34 (14 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); James added 28, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 27. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/23 @ LAC 116-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-127. LAL shot 49% (45 of 92) to LAC's 59%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 22 times to LAC's 12 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. Russell led with 27 (9 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Davis added 26, Reaves 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-83 against them. Davis's -9 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs CHI 141-132 — LAL notes
LAL won 141-132. LAL shot 61% (53 of 87) to CHI's 53%, 20 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CHI's 29. Russell led with 29 (10 of 18, 8 of 13 from three); James added 25, Davis 22. The hinge was Q2, 42-25: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 24. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/27 @ GSW 145-144 — LAL notes
LAL won 145-144 in 2 overtimes. LAL shot 49% (49 of 101) to GSW's 46%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 43 times to GSW's 16 — 38 points from the stripe to their 11. James led with 36 (14 of 25, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Davis added 29, Russell 28. The hinge was Q4, 27-19: LAL came in trailing by 8 and left it level.
1/29 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Smith Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 129, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 28 and Russell at 28 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vincent (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the defense, Houston allowing 118 a night to the Lakers' 129. Call it Houston 121, the Lakers 118, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/30 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 25 a game. Without Hunter (19 straight), Krejčí (18 straight), Fernando (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vincent (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Atlanta 124, the Lakers 123, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/01 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 135, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vincent (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 114 a night to the Lakers' 135 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 125, the Lakers 116.
2/03 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Anunoby (3 straight), Robinson (28 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 131, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Davis (2 straight), Reddish (5 straight), Vincent (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to the Lakers' 131 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it New York 121, the Lakers 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
LAL/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
James outduels Curry with a triple-double as Lakers take double-OT thriller vs. Warriors 145-144
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Back and forth they went, one-upping the other, two of the greatest to ever play each believing he could will his team to win. Stepback 3s, fadeaway jumpers, drives and dishes. Two overtimes.
LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry . At their finest.
And at the very end, James made a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds left to cap his triple-double of 36 points, career-high 20 rebounds and 12 assists, outdueling Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 145-144 on Saturday night.
“It’s something I’ll be able to talk about with my grandkids, talk about me being able to compete with one of the greatest players to ever play the game,” James said. “So hopefully I can be cool with my grandkids at that point, for sure.”
Curry danced through the paint for a layup that sent the game to overtime. He knocked down a 3-pointer high over Anthony Davis in the second overtime for a lead.
James scored the first points of a second extra session and found D'Angelo Russell the next time down for a 3.
“Every year we get to do this, the back-and-forth battles, all the Finals runs, to the playoffs last year, after the horn sounded tonight there was a little laugh of we can't like imagine a scenario where a game like tonight happens, his year, what, 21, and my year 15,” Curry said. “All the other guys in the league who have been doing it 15-plus years, KD ( Kevin Durant ), CP ( Chris Paul ), it's insane.
"You look forward to the battles, but you also appreciate the mutual respect of what it takes to keep doing what you're doing at this level because only a few people know how hard it is. I'm happy to be in that group.”
Lakers coach Darvin Ham had to stay focused as he sat close-up to witness the greatness.
“Oh, man,” he exhaled afterward.
“Just trying to control myself first and foremost as a basketball fan,” he said. “They should be real happy in New York, this was a hell of a basketball game, a high-level basketball game. Two legends going back and forth, two great organizations. It was fun to be a part of. It’s just one of those wins where it showed our character. Our group is really coming together.”
Curry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in the second OT and sunk the one over Davis with 1:22 to go on the way to 46 points with a season-high nine 3s.
Russell connected from deep with 53 seconds left in the second OT and also hit another earlier in the period after also making two 3-pointers late in regulation on the way to 28 points.
James scored 12 points in the two OT periods and recorded his third triple-double of the season and 110th of his career. Davis added 29 points and 13 rebounds.
Klay Thompson hit a tying 3 with 5.9 seconds remaining in the initial overtime and another late in the second extra period before fouling out with 1:14 left in Golden State’s first double-OT game since a 143-141 victory against Atlanta on Jan. 2, 2023.
Davis returned after an injury scare in the third. He made a pair of free throws with 29 seconds to go in regulation, then missed the first of two with 14.7 seconds left — giving Golden State the ball down 118-116. Curry drove through the paint for a tying layup with just under 6 seconds left to force overtime.
These star-studded teams played another thrilling game after the Lakers beat the Warriors in a six-game Western Conference semifinals last year.
Los Angeles hit 38 of 43 free throws, while the Warriors attempted only 16 — and they didn't like that.
“I might comment on the free throws that they shot, but my mom is here right now and I want to be on my best behavior so I’m not going to comment on their 43 free throws to our 16,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I’m not going to comment on Steph shooting three free throws in 43 minutes.”
Curry notched his second straight game with six or more 3s and third in five and also his fifth consecutive game with 25 or more points. It was his third 40-point performance this season and 65th of his career.
James and Davis combined to shoot 14 for 19 in the first half and wound up 25 of 49 for the night and contributed to a 55-50 rebounding edge.
The Warriors scored a season high points and their 23 3-pointers were a season best. Golden State used its 15th starting lineup — with Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga on the floor for the opening tip together for the first time this season.
This was a second straight heartbreaking defeat for the Warriors after losing 134-133 to Sacramento on Thursday night in another 2023 playoff rematch. The Warriors eliminated the Kings in Game 7 of their first-round matchup.
Kuminga followed up his career-best 31-point performance Thursday with 22 points and has scored 20 or more points in a career-best six straight games.
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Lakers: At Houston on Monday night to start a back-to-back on the road with a game at Atlanta on Tuesday.