Game ID: 22301155
Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 29 31 29 31 120GSW 38 33 35 28 134
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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 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 25 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 19 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 3/31 after 46, 14 min since (78% of 18)
NEW Davis 36 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Reaves 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Hachimura 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 23 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 26 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 20 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 3/31 after 46, 14 min since (78% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hayes 12 to 19 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 21 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 3/31 after 46, 14 min since (79% of 18)
NEW Hayes 12 to 17 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 14 min (67% of 20)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 28 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 22 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 3/31 after 46, 14 min since (79% of 18)
LAL availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 29 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 23 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 4/07 after 3, 14 min since (67% of 20)
BACK Vincent back 3/31 after 46, 14 min since (79% of 18)
NEW Hayes 12 to 18 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 4/12 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 30 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 24 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 4/07 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 20)
NEW Hayes 12 to 20 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 25 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 4/07 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 20)
NEW Hayes 12 to 18 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 4/12, not on tonight's roster
OUT Vanderbilt missed 32 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 26 since 2/22, out tonight
NEW Hayes 12 to 18 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 33 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 27 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 4/07 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 20)
NEW Russell 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Hachimura 27 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/26 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 30 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 12 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 8 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 27 min (103% of 26)
OUT Šarić missed 9 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 29 min (106% of 27)
OUT Šarić missed 10 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 11 since 3/22, returns tonight: 6 min (33% of 17)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (108% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 17 min (162% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 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 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 21 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (29 straight), Wood (23 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Šarić (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 14. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
4/02 @ TOR 128-111 — LAL notes
LAL won 128-111. LAL shot 51% (52 of 101) to TOR's 48%, 18 of 41 from three, and got to the line 12 times to TOR's 21. Russell led with 25 (9 of 17, 7 of 14 from three); James added 23, Davis 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 6 became 21, and the lead reached 33. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/03 @ WAS 125-120 — LAL notes
LAL won 125-120. LAL shot 51% (46 of 91) to WAS's 49%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to WAS's 13 — 25 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 49-39 for them. Davis led with 35 (10 of 17, 15 of 15 at the line); James added 25, Hachimura 19. The hinge was Q1, 39-29: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/06 vs CLE 116-97 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-97. LAL shot 56% (45 of 80) to CLE's 43%, 16 of 37 from three. Russell led with 28 (11 of 17, 6 of 12 from three); James added 24, Davis 22. The hinge was Q4, 26-19: a lead of 12 became 19. Prince was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/07 vs MIN 117-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 117-127. LAL shot 46% (39 of 84) to MIN's 52%, 11 of 31 from three, and went to the line 32 times to MIN's 14 — 28 points from the stripe to their 12. Hachimura led with 30 (11 of 17, 4 of 5 from three); Hayes added 19, Dinwiddie 18. Q3 was theirs, 28-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 104-89 against them. Prince's -22 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs GSW 120-134 — LAL notes
LAL lost 120-134. LAL took 16 more shots (96 to 80), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to GSW's 59%, 12 of 35 from three. LAL turned it over 7 times to GSW's 15. James led with 33 (14 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); Reaves added 22, Hachimura 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 106-89 against them. Prince's -18 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ 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 100 a night and allowing 104, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaRavia at 18 and Jackson at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Aldama (5 straight), Kennard (4 straight), Williams (19 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 20 a game. Without Vanderbilt (30 straight), Wood (24 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 118 and the arc, the Lakers at 38 percent from three to Memphis's 32. Call it the Lakers 113, Memphis 111, Memphis keeping it close.
4/14 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; McCollum at 30 and Williamson at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Ingram (12 straight), Nance Jr. (2 straight), Hawkins (2 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 30 and Davis at 24 a game. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight), Wood (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 43 percent from three to the Lakers' 36 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 120. Call it New Orleans 118, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/20 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Jokić at 25 and Murray at 24 a game. 5 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 30 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (32 straight), Wood (26 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Denver's 17 and the defense, Denver allowing 109 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it Denver 119, the Lakers 113.
4/22 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 25 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 31 and Davis at 26 a game. Without Vanderbilt (33 straight), Wood (27 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 121 and the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Denver's 15. Call it Denver 119, the Lakers 112.
4/02 vs DAL 104-100 — GSW notes
GSW won 104-100. GSW shot 46% (41 of 90) to DAL's 44%, 15 of 32 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Wiggins led with 23 (8 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Thompson added 14, Paul 14. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: from level to 6 ahead. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/04 @ HOU 133-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 133-110. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to HOU's 42%, 17 of 35 from three. GSW turned it over 18 times to HOU's 12, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 43-29 for them. Curry led with 29 (9 of 14, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Thompson added 29, Jackson-Davis 20. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/05 @ DAL 106-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 106-108. GSW took 9 more shots (93 to 84), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DAL's 48%, 12 of 35 from three. Curry led with 28 (9 of 23, 5 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 16, Podziemski 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 77-74 against them. Jackson-Davis's -26 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs UTA 118-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-110. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to UTA's 47%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 6 times to UTA's 21. The glass went 47-29 for them. Thompson led with 32 (12 of 23, 6 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 21, Podziemski 16. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/09 @ LAL 134-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-120. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to LAL's 46%, 26 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 15 times to LAL's 7, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Thompson led with 27 (10 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Curry added 23, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-29: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/11 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 14 free throws a game; Ayton at 26 and Banton at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (9 straight), Sharpe (42 straight), Thybulle (5 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 47 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thompson at 24 and Curry at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Šarić (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 47 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Golden State 113, Portland 110, Portland keeping it close.
4/12 vs NOP — 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 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thompson at 26 and Curry at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 32 and Williamson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Ingram (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 45 percent from three to New Orleans's 40 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and New Orleans plus-3. Call it Golden State 116, New Orleans 112, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/14 vs UTA — 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 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Lofton Jr. at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Utah's 32 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Utah minus-3. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
CC C. Castleton
CR C. Reddish
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
ML M. Lewis
MA Mays
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
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
UG U. Garuba
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
Warriors make 26 3-pointers, roar past Lakers for a key 134-120 win in Anthony Davis' injury absence
LOS ANGELES -- — Klay Thompson scored 27 points, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Golden State Warriors capitalized on Anthony Davis ' injury absence for a 134-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Andrew Wiggins had 17 points for the 10th-place Warriors, who hit 26 of their 41 3-point attempts — including an astonishing 16 of 23 from Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green , who went 5 for 5 in the first half by himself.
Golden State's 26 3s were the most ever allowed in a game by the Lakers.
Even after a decade as the coach of a scoring machine, Steve Kerr can still be impressed by his Big Three.
“I didn't feel like we played that well, but we made a million 3s,” Kerr said. “The ball was going in, but I didn't think we were sharp. A lot of possessions where we weren't just quite locked in and we were a little bit disjointed, but the ball kept going in. ... To shoot 63% from 3, that's crazy.”
The Warriors (44-35) have won eight of nine down the stretch to move within a half-game of ninth-place Los Angeles (45-35). Golden State also won the head-to-head tiebreaker between the rivals, putting home-court advantage for a potential 9-10 play-in game next week in the Warriors' hands over their final three regular-season games.
Green said the Warriors are “very confident” about their postseason chances after showcasing the height of their capabilities.
“We’ve kept that same sentiment all along, just about what we feel this team is capable of,” Green said. “At times this year it hasn’t always come together for us, but we feel like it’s coming together at the right time. We’ve always felt like if we get a chance, we know what it takes.”
LeBron James had 33 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who had won eight of nine before taking back-to-back home losses in the past three days. Austin Reaves added 22 points and Rui Hachimura had 20, while D'Angelo Russell struggled to 14 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
“We know we're as good as any team in the league when we're whole — and when we're not, we're not,” James said. “It's hard for us to make up, especially having a guy like AD not playing. It's almost pretty much impossible to make up for what he provides for our ballclub, both offensively and defensively.”
Davis sat out due to the aftereffects of being hit in the head by Minnesota’s Kyle Anderson in the Lakers’ loss to the Timberwolves last Sunday night. Davis took a similar blow to his left eye last month from Golden State's Trayce Jackson-Davis .
Without its All-Star big man, Los Angeles couldn't defend the Warriors effectively and missed the chance to move into eighth place past struggling Sacramento (45-34), which blew a big second-half lead and lost to Oklahoma City.
“It’s different when it’s AD out there,” Green said. “He can cover up so many mistakes. It’s a totally different look for them when he’s out there.”
Davis showed up to the Lakers' downtown arena Tuesday, but “couldn't overcome the headaches and nausea” caused by that blow, coach Darvin Ham said. Davis isn't in the concussion protocol, Ham added, but he missed a key game after largely avoiding serious injuries all season for the first time in a half-decade.
Los Angeles fell to 2-4 without Davis this season, not counting two losses in which he played only the first quarter due to head blows.
James didn't arrive until just over an hour before tipoff against the Warriors after missing that loss to the Wolves due to an apparent case of the flu. James didn't do his usual on-court workout, but still suited up.
The Warriors played freely on offense without Davis in the middle, and Green improbably matched his total 3-pointers from his previous nine games combined and tied his career record for most 3s in one half.
The Warriors made 12 of their first 17 3-point attempts, and they went 20 of 32 in the first three quarters overall. Curry returned after taking a game off to rest with six 3-pointers without a miss, along with eight assists and seven rebounds.
“They were blazing hot — blazing, blazing hot,” Ham said. “But we don't have time to feel sorry for ourselves. We've got to get our bootstraps together, get back on the drawing board, look at the film and try to make the best out of these last two games.”