Game ID: 22300802
Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 31 36 31 30 128LAL 28 28 26 28 110
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 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 14 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 16 since 1/04, returns tonight: 14 min (90% of 16)
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 15 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (67% of 17)
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 14 min since (90% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 16 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (67% of 17)
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/15 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 17 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 14 min since (94% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/22 · 6 days' restOUT Paul missed 18 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 17 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 19 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 20 since 1/07, out tonight
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 21 since 1/07, returns tonight: 22 min (82% of 26)
GSW availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restBACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 22 min since (82% of 26)
LAL availability going into 2/08 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 24 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 37 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 19 min since (157% of 12)
NEW Christie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 8 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 25 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 37 min since (104% of 36)
NEW Hayes 12 to 20 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/13 · 3 days' restOUT Reddish missed 9 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 26 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 36)
NEW Christie 14 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Hayes 12 to 18 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 10 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 27 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Christie missed 2 since 2/09, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 34 min since (94% of 36)
LAL availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Reddish missed 11 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 6 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 28 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Christie missed 3 since 2/09, returns tonight: 29 min (204% of 14)
NEW Hachimura 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT James missed 2 since 2/14, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 36)
OUT Reddish missed 12 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 7 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 29 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Christie back 2/22 after 3, 29 min since (204% of 14)
NEW Hachimura 27 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 13 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 8 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 30 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK James back 2/23 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Christie back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (149% of 14)
NEW Hachimura 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/28 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 14 since 1/25, returns tonight: 20 min (96% of 20)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 9 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 31 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK James back 2/23 after 2, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Christie back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (112% of 14)
LAL availability going into 2/29 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 10 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 32 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK James back 2/23 after 2, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Reddish back 2/28 after 14, 20 min since (96% of 20)
BACK Christie back 2/22 after 3, 12 min since (84% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Paul (18 straight). 6 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Reddish (11 straight), Vanderbilt (6 straight), Vincent (28 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the arc, Golden State at 45 percent from three to the Lakers' 37. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 119, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/10 vs PHX 113-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-112. GSW shot 45% (45 of 101) to PHX's 46%, 17 of 41 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Curry led with 30 (10 of 22, 9 of 16 from three); Kuminga added 21, Green 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-28: from level to 5 ahead. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/12 @ UTA 129-107 — GSW notes
GSW won 129-107. GSW shot 48% (48 of 100) to UTA's 45%, 20 of 44 from three. Thompson led with 26 (11 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Curry added 25, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-27: a lead of 13 became 22. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/14 vs LAC 125-130 — GSW notes
GSW lost 125-130. GSW took 15 more shots (103 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to LAC's 50%, 18 of 47 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAC's 37. Curry led with 41 (15 of 31, 9 of 19 from three); Podziemski added 25, Kuminga 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 3 periods went 107-95 against them. They led by as many as 15. Green's -12 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/15 @ UTA 140-137 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-137. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to UTA's 46%, 20 of 42 from three. Thompson led with 35 (13 of 22, 7 of 13 from three); Green added 23, Wiggins 19. The hinge was Q2, 48-32: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 19.
2/22 vs LAL 128-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-110. GSW shot 47% (50 of 107) to LAL's 49%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 21. Curry led with 32 (12 of 24, 6 of 13 from three); Wiggins added 20, Jackson-Davis 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-28: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/23 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. Without Paul (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Gra. Williams at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 107 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it Golden State 119, Charlotte 113.
2/25 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Paul (20 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 23 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Denver's 31. Call it Golden State 118, Denver 113.
2/27 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 127, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Avdija at 24 and Kuzma at 24 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Avdija (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Thompson at 17 a game. Without Paul (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Golden State allowing 116 a night to Washington's 127. Call it Golden State 121, Washington 116.
2/29 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. Without Randle (13 straight), Anunoby (13 straight), Robinson (38 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Thompson at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 114, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
2/08 vs DEN 106-114 — LAL notes
LAL lost 106-114. LAL shot 46% (41 of 89) to DEN's 48%, 8 of 25 from three, and went to the line 22 times to DEN's 7 — 16 points from the stripe to their 6. LAL turned it over 7 times to DEN's 12. The glass went 39-50 against them. Davis led with 32 (14 of 27, 0 of 3 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); James added 25, Reaves 15. Q3 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 10 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 90-76 against them. Hachimura's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs NOP 139-122 — LAL notes
LAL won 139-122. LAL shot 56% (49 of 88) to NOP's 52%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 32 times to NOP's 23 — 27 points from the stripe to their 19. LAL turned it over 7 times to NOP's 13. Russell led with 30 (9 of 19, 6 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Reaves added 27, James 21. The hinge was Q2, 51-35: LAL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 20. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/13 vs DET 125-111 — LAL notes
LAL won 125-111. LAL shot 51% (43 of 84) to DET's 42%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DET's 17 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. LAL turned it over 15 times to DET's 10, and DET turned those into 8 steals. James led with 25 (9 of 15, 3 of 6 from three); Russell added 21, Davis 20. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: a lead of 10 became 23. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/14 @ UTA 138-122 — LAL notes
LAL won 138-122. LAL shot 57% (52 of 91) to UTA's 49%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 24 times to UTA's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. Davis led with 37 (13 of 25, 1 of 3 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Hachimura added 36, Reaves 22. The hinge was Q3, 38-23: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 23. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/22 @ GSW 110-128 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-128. LAL shot 49% (43 of 88) to GSW's 47%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to GSW's 14 — 14 points from the stripe to their 12. Davis led with 27 (11 of 19, 5 of 6 at the line); Russell added 18, Reaves 16. Q4 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 98-82 against them. Hachimura's -28 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without James (2 straight), Reddish (12 straight), Vanderbilt (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vassell at 23 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 26 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18 and the arc, the Lakers at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 33. Call it the Lakers 121, San Antonio 114.
2/25 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 31 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 25 a game. Without Beal (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (13 straight), Vanderbilt (8 straight), Vincent (30 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 11 and the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 34. Call it Phoenix 119, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/28 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 20 and Harden at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Reddish (14 straight), Vanderbilt (9 straight), Vincent (31 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-7 and the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 34. Call it the Clippers 118, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/29 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 53 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; James at 31 and Davis at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (10 straight), Vincent (32 straight), Wood (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Avdija (3 straight), Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 121 a night to Washington's 129 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 11. Call it the Lakers 123, Washington 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DR D. Russell
DW D. Windler
JH J. Hayes
JH J. Hood-Schifino
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SD S. Dinwiddie
SM S. Mays
TP T. Prince
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
JR J. Robinson
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
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
Stephen Curry scores 32 points as Warriors beat Lakers team missing LeBron James, 128-110
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry started hitting big shots from the start and the Golden State Warriors dominated the Lakers without LeBron James , helping take at least some of the sting out of a double-overtime collapse when the California rivals met last month.
Curry scored 32 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and had eight assists, leading the Warriors past the Lakers 128-110 on Thursday night as both teams returned for from the All-Star break.
With the makeup of this Golden State roster, Curry has taken it upon himself to be more aggressive looking for his shot from the opening tip.
“Just him and getting the crowd engaged, bringing a lot of energy, I think it fuels us and sets the tone for the rest of the game,” said rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis , who scored 17 points off the bench on his 24th birthday. “Having someone with that caliber shooting the ball like that, you just want to give him as many shots as possible because you know that when he’s in that zone it's hard to stop.”
With his 6,000th career assist, Curry became the eighth player in NBA history with at least 23,000 points and 6,000 assists — joining James, Russell Westbrook , Kobe Bryant, James Harden , Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and John Havlicek .
Curry made nine of his initial 12 shots with five 3s for 25 points by halftime after scoring 16 in the opening period. He had five straight shortly before halftime as the Warriors led 67-56 at the break — his 16th time this season with at least 20 in one half.
“I think he feels like it’s OK for him to get going right away,” coach Steve Kerr said, “this team can use that.”
The two-time MVP hit six or more 3-pointers for the fifth time in six games and wound up shooting 12 for 24 on the way to his fourth 30-point performance in the last six games.
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and D'Angelo Russell contributed 18 points, nine assists and five rebounds to lead the Lakers, who were without James because of a left ankle injury that also sidelined the 39-year-old forward Feb. 14 at Utah before the break.
Los Angeles had its three-game winning streak snapped with just a second defeat in eight games — and this one was a drastic difference from the last meeting when the Lakers rallied from 15 points down to beat the Warriors 145-144 in double overtime at Chase Center on Jan. 27.
Andrew Wiggins added 20 points for Golden State, while Jonathan Kuminga reached double figures for a career-best 34th straight game with 12 points as the Warriors won for the ninth time in 11 games since that loss to the Lakers.
James had a triple-double in that game with 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists.
Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham called James' injury a “day-to-day thing.”
“When we wake up in the morning we’ll figure it out,” Ham said.
James has left ankle peroneal tendinopathy, inflammation of the tendons on the outside of his foot.
Klay Thompson missed his first six shots and two 3s before connecting from deep with 45 seconds remaining in the third and finished with just three points on 1-for-9 shooting but had five assists and four rebounds.
Kerr expects veteran guard Chris Paul to return on the upcoming trip after recovering from surgery for a fractured left hand.