Game ID: 22401117
Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 22 25 30 39 116GSW 26 34 28 35 123
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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 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK James back 3/22 after 7, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 3/22 after 12, 21 min since (65% of 32)
BACK Morris back 3/20 after 3, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Len back 3/20 after 3, 12 min since (114% of 10)
BACK Jemison III back 3/20 after 5, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW Goodwin 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 3 since 3/22, not on tonight's roster
OUT Morris missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK James back 3/22 after 7, 36 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 3/22 after 12, 23 min since (73% of 32)
BACK Jemison III back 3/20 after 5, 8 min since (82% of 10)
LAL availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 3 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 3 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 3 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 2 since 3/26, out tonight
BACK James back 3/22 after 7, 36 min since (103% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 3/22 after 12, 23 min since (73% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 3/20 after 3, 22 min since (125% of 18)
LAL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 4 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 4 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 4 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 3/26, out tonight
BACK James back 3/22 after 7, 37 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 3/22 after 12, 25 min since (77% of 32)
LAL availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Morris missed 5 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 5 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 5 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 3/26, out tonight
LAL availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Morris missed 6 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 6 since 3/24, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 11)
OUT Len missed 6 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 5 since 3/26, returns tonight: 5 min (49% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 7 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 7 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 5 min since (49% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 8 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 8 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 5 min since (49% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Morris missed 9 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 9 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 3 min since (33% of 10)
GSW availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restBACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 33 min since (121% of 28)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 21 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 32)
BACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 34 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Podziemski back 3/18 after 5, 32 min since (117% of 28)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/18 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 15)
NEW Post 15 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 32)
GSW availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 32 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Payton II missed 4 since 3/28, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 4/01, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 15)
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restBACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (9% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backBACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 7 min since (48% of 15)
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 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Morris (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Payton II (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
3/26 @ IND 120-119 — LAL notes
LAL won 120-119. LAL shot 52% (41 of 79) to IND's 51%, 17 of 38 from three. LAL turned it over 14 times to IND's 9, and IND turned those into 9 steals. Dončić led with 34 (11 of 21, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Reaves added 24, Hachimura 14. The hinge was Q2, 40-22: LAL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 17. Vanderbilt was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/27 @ CHI 117-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 117-119. LAL shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHI's 47%, 12 of 41 from three. Reaves led with 30 (10 of 17, 3 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Dončić added 25, Hayes 19. Q3 was theirs, 32-17, but the other 3 periods went 102-85 against them. They led by as many as 18. James's -10 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 @ MEM 134-127 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-127. LAL shot 51% (45 of 89) to MEM's 53%, 19 of 43 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MEM's 18 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. Reaves led with 31 (8 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Dončić added 29, James 25. The hinge was Q1, 39-28: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/31 vs HOU 104-98 — LAL notes
LAL won 104-98. LAL shot 39% (35 of 89) to HOU's 42%, 16 of 46 from three. Dončić led with 20 (6 of 16, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Finney-Smith added 20, Vincent 20. The hinge was Q3, 34-29: from level to 5 ahead. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/03 vs GSW 116-123 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-123. LAL shot 45% (39 of 86) to GSW's 48%, 18 of 47 from three, and got to the line 23 times to GSW's 31. LAL turned it over 8 times to GSW's 13. James led with 33 (10 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Reaves added 31, Hachimura 24. Q4 was theirs, 39-35, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 88-77 against them. Finney-Smith's -14 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs NOP — 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 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Reaves at 26 and Dončić at 25 a game. Without Morris (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Hawkins at 14 and Brown at 12 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 11. Call it the Lakers 116, New Orleans 111.
4/06 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Reaves at 27 and Dončić at 26 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Morris (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 37. Call it OKC 120, the Lakers 111.
4/08 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Reaves at 25 a game. Without Morris (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 117, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/09 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 23 and Washington at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Exum (11 straight). 3 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 25 and James at 25 a game. Without Morris (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Dallas's 32 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 113 a night to Dallas's 120. Call it the Lakers 115, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
3/25 @ MIA 86-112 — GSW notes
GSW lost 86-112. GSW shot 40% (33 of 83) to MIA's 56%, 9 of 38 from three. Kuminga led with 15 (4 of 10, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Podziemski added 14, Santos 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 86-56 against them. Moody's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ NOP 111-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 111-95. GSW shot 41% (38 of 92) to NOP's 41%, 13 of 55 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to NOP's 15. Curry led with 23 (7 of 21, 5 of 16 from three); Butler III added 18, Kuminga 16. The hinge was Q4, 28-13: a lead of 1 became 16. GSW trailed 50-53 at the half and won the second half 61-42. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/30 @ SAS 148-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 148-106. GSW shot 58% (56 of 97) to SAS's 48%, 21 of 44 from three. GSW turned it over 12 times to SAS's 21. The glass went 44-34 for them. Podziemski led with 27 (9 of 14, 7 of 9 from three); Moody added 20, Hield 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-27: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 47. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/01 @ MEM 134-125 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-125. GSW shot 42% (42 of 99) to MEM's 48%, 22 of 56 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MEM's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 19. GSW turned it over 11 times to MEM's 16. Curry led with 52 (16 of 31, 12 of 20 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Butler III added 27, Green 13. The hinge was Q1, 45-32: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/03 @ LAL 123-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-116. GSW shot 48% (39 of 82) to LAL's 45%, 19 of 42 from three, and went to the line 31 times to LAL's 23 — 26 points from the stripe to their 20. GSW turned it over 13 times to LAL's 8. Curry led with 37 (10 of 21, 4 of 11 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Podziemski added 28, Kuminga 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-25: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 16. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
4/04 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 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Podziemski at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Payton II (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 42 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (3 straight), Porter Jr. (2 straight), Strawther (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Golden State 118, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
4/06 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Podziemski at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Green at 24 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and Golden State plus-5. Call it Golden State 116, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
4/08 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Allen at 11 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Plumlee (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Podziemski at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Phoenix's 128 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Golden State 120, Phoenix 112.
4/09 vs SAS — 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 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Podziemski at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Castle at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the line, where Golden State takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17. Call it Golden State 118, San Antonio 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
DF D. Finney-Smith
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JG J. Goodwin
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
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 37 points and Warriors beat Lakers 123-116 in a potential first-round playoff preview
LOS ANGELES -- — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 on Thursday night for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff preview.
Podziemski had a career-high eight 3-pointers on a night when Curry was 4 of 11 from long range. Curry was coming off a 52-point effort, including 12 3-pointers, at Memphis on Tuesday.
LeBron James had 33 points and nine assists to lead the Lakers. Austin Reaves added 31 points, including nine 3-pointers, Rui Hachimura had 24 points and Luke Doncic had 19 points, missing all six of his 3-point attempts.
Doncic's basket got the Lakers to 105-99 in the closing minutes. Curry and Podziemski hit back-to-back 3-pointers and James and Reaves answered with ones of their own, leaving the Lakers down by seven.
James and Curry traded scoring runs in the third, when the Lakers closed within eight after trailing by 16 in the second quarter. James had 12 of 14 points for his team early on. Curry ran off 13 in a row and then made three free throws to send the Warriors into the fourth leading 88-77.
Jonathan Kuminga added 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Golden State, which beat the Lakers for the first time in four games this season. The Warriors’ last win in LA came a year ago.
Takeaways Warriors: They closed a six-game trip — tied for longest of the season — with a 4-2 mark. They remain in a tight battle to hold onto a top-six seed and avoid the play-in tournament with six games left.
Lakers: James went over 11,000 points as a Laker on a 3-pointer in the second quarter, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to do so.
Key moment Reaves made a 3-pointer coming out of a timeout to leave the Lakers trailing 121-116 in the closing seconds. But Doncic fouled Curry, who made both.
Key stat The Warriors won without needing Jimmy Butler, who had 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting. He'd been averaging 17.3 and had 27 against Memphis.
Up next Both teams complete back-to-backs on Saturday. The Warriors host Denver and the Lakers host New Orleans.