Game ID: 22300973
Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 36 30 27 28 121GSW 30 37 35 26 128
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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.
LAL availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 13 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 35 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 2/28 after 14, 14 min since (68% of 20)
LAL availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 14 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 36 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 8 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 2/28 after 14, 14 min since (68% of 20)
LAL availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 15 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 37 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 9 since 2/22, out tonight
NEW Hachimura 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 16 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 38 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 10 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 17 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 39 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 11 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 18 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 40 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 12 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/22 · 3 days' restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 3/10, returns tonight: 19 min (95% of 20)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 19 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 41 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 13 since 2/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 20 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 42 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 14 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 19 min since (95% of 20)
LAL availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 21 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 43 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 15 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 3/22 after 4, 21 min since (103% of 20)
GSW availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (51% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 26 min since (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (54% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Looney missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 18 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 28 min since (105% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 17 min (108% of 16)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
GSW availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 3 since 3/09, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 33)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 23 min since (84% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 17)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 30 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
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 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 46 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 22 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (17 straight), Vincent (39 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 18 a game. Without Curry (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 46 percent from three to Golden State's 37 and the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
3/06 vs SAC 120-130 — LAL notes
LAL lost 120-130. LAL shot 52% (42 of 81) to SAC's 56%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 25 times to SAC's 12 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 34-46 against them. James led with 31 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Hachimura added 29, Reaves 18. Q1 was theirs, 37-28, but the other 3 periods went 102-83 against them. They led by as many as 19. Prince's -17 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs MIL 123-122 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-122. LAL shot 52% (47 of 90) to MIL's 49%, 16 of 34 from three. Russell led with 44 (17 of 25, 9 of 12 from three); Davis added 22, Reaves 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-33: LAL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4.
3/10 vs MIN 120-109 — LAL notes
LAL won 120-109. LAL shot 53% (44 of 83) to MIN's 42%, 10 of 24 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MIN's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. LAL turned it over 19 times to MIN's 11, and MIN turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 56-38 for them. James led with 29 (10 of 16, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Davis added 27, Reaves 19. The hinge was Q4, 29-17: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 16. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/13 @ SAC 107-120 — LAL notes
LAL lost 107-120. LAL shot 49% (38 of 78) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 32 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. Reaves led with 28 (10 of 17, 7 of 12 from three); Davis added 22, Hachimura 20. Q4 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 15 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Prince's -13 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 vs GSW 121-128 — LAL notes
LAL lost 121-128. LAL shot 51% (47 of 92) to GSW's 53%, 12 of 34 from three. James led with 40 (15 of 23, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Russell added 23, Hachimura 14. Q1 was theirs, 36-30, but the other 3 periods went 98-85 against them. Russell's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 30 and Russell at 19 a game. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vanderbilt (18 straight), Vincent (40 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Murray at 32 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Young (11 straight), Okongwu (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 122 and the line, where the Lakers take 23 free throws a game to Atlanta's 17. Call it the Lakers 118, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/22 vs PHI — 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 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 28 and Russell at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (19 straight), Vincent (41 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Embiid (23 straight), Harris (3 straight), Melton (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 105 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it the Lakers 115, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/24 vs IND — 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 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (20 straight), Vincent (42 straight), Wood (14 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Indiana's 31 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it the Lakers 118, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
3/26 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 16 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 24 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vanderbilt (21 straight), Vincent (43 straight), Wood (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 16 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Milwaukee 121, the Lakers 116.
3/07 vs CHI 122-125 — GSW notes
GSW lost 122-125. GSW took 10 more shots (97 to 87), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHI's 53%, 11 of 42 from three. Thompson led with 25 (9 of 21, 5 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 19, Curry 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 99-89 against them. They led by as many as 13. Paul's -15 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs SAS 113-126 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-126. GSW shot 47% (41 of 88) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 30 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Thompson led with 27 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuminga added 26, Wiggins 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-30, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 96-79 against them. Quinones's -11 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 @ SAS 112-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 112-102. GSW shot 49% (46 of 93) to SAS's 42%, 12 of 27 from three. Kuminga led with 22 (9 of 18, 2 of 3 from three); Thompson added 21, Paul 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-18: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 17. GSW trailed 58-60 at the half and won the second half 54-42. Jackson-Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/13 @ DAL 99-109 — GSW notes
GSW lost 99-109. GSW took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DAL's 54%, 9 of 28 from three. Kuminga led with 27 (8 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); Wiggins added 17, Podziemski 11. Q1 was theirs, 27-27, but the other 3 periods went 82-72 against them. Paul's -14 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 @ LAL 128-121 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-121. GSW shot 53% (51 of 97) to LAL's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 31 (12 of 24, 3 of 10 from three); Thompson added 26, Kuminga 23. The hinge was Q3, 35-27: a lead of 1 became 9. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/18 vs NYK — 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 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 83, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (46 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 83 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New York 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
3/20 vs MEM — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Goodwin (2 straight), Williams Jr. (5 straight), Pippen Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12 and the glass, where Memphis has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it Golden State 116, Memphis 109.
3/22 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 23 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 29 and the line, where Indiana takes 19 free throws a game to Golden State's 14. Call it Golden State 118, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
3/24 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Conley at 17 a game. Without Towns (8 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota minus-2. Call it Minnesota 117, Golden State 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SD S. Dinwiddie
TP T. Prince
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
SC S. Curry
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
Curry scores 31 in return as Warriors defeat Lakers 128-121 despite 40 points from James
LOS ANGELES -- — Stephen Curry belatedly celebrated his birthday by returning to the Golden State lineup and leading the Warriors to a much-needed victory.
Curry, who turned 36 on Thursday, scored 31 points after missing the last three games with a sprained right ankle as the Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 128-121 on Saturday night in a pivotal Western Conference matchup.
“Steph is Steph. He’s just amazing,” coach Steve Kerr said. “He got off to a slow start, but he never worries and we never worry. What he does is open the floor for everyone else.”
The Warriors inched ahead of the Lakers by a percentage point into ninth place in the West after winning a game that dragged to the finish because of a pair of replay reviews — one that overturned an apparent 3-pointer by LeBron James — then a malfunctioning clock.
James had 40 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. D’Angelo Russell added 23 points and 13 assists for the Lakers, who have dropped their last two.
If the season ended Saturday, the Warriors would be hosting the Lakers in the play-in tournament, with the loser eliminated. Both teams are 3 1/2 games behind Phoenix for sixth place and escaping the play-in games, but time is running out.
“I was excited just to be back. You understand the ramifications down the stretch. Every game, especially against teams jumbled right there in the play-in, matters,” said Curry, who was 12 of 24 from the field along with six rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes.
Klay Thompson added 26 off the bench and Jonathan Kuminga 23 as the Warriors dominated play inside and regularly drove to the rim after Lakers All-Star center Anthony Davis did not play the final three periods after he was poked in the eye late in the first quarter.
Golden State took advantage of Davis’ injury as it dominated inside. The Warriors outrebounded the Lakers by six and had a 62-54 advantage in points in the paint.
Draymond Green was held to six points, but had 13 assists and 12 rebounds after he missed the last game due to back soreness.
Curry had six points during a 10-2 third-quarter run that gave the Warriors a 91-79 lead. Neither team had more than a seven-point lead until that point.
“They made some adjustments at halftime. In the third quarter we came out and missed some really good shots after getting some good looks. They played better than we did in the third,” James said.
Thompson had 21 points in the first half as the Warriors held a 67-66 lead at halftime. It was the second time this season Thompson has scored at least 20 in the first half.
James, who was 6 of 16 from the field in Wednesday night's loss at Sacramento, was 15 of 23 against the Warriors. He hit his first six shots, including three 3-pointers.
A 3-pointer by Thompson with 7:41 remaining in the fourth quarter gave the Warriors a 113-101 advantage, before the Lakers started to slowly work their way back.
James appeared to hit a 3-pointer with 2:07 remaining to get the Lakers within four, but during a stoppage in play 17 seconds later, the replay center determined James' foot was out of bounds and took the basket away.
The reversal ended any momentum for the Lakers. The Warriors put away the game when Curry stole the ball from James and passed it to Kuminga for a breakaway dunk to make it 126-117.
“We dig back into it, and make a big shot. Guys are scrambling, competing and then boom, everything just stops. So it just took the rhythm out of the game,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said.