Stephen Curry scored 31 points in his return from a three-game absence and Klay Thompson added 26 points as the Golden State Warriors earned a 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points in his return from a three-game absence and Klay Thompson added 26 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors earned a 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.Jonathan Kuminga scored 23 points, Andrew Wiggins had 16 and Draymond Green added six points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to help the Warriors pull a percentage point ahead of the Lakers . Both teams are in the final two spots for the play-in tournament in the Western Conference.
Rui Hachimura scored 14 points and Jaxson Hayes had 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which lost consecutive games for the first time since late January and has gone 3-4 in March.Davis had eight points and four rebounds as the Lakers took a 36-30 lead after one quarter. With more space to operate in the second quarter after Davis departed, the Warriors pushed in front 67-66 at halftime thanks to 21 first-half points off the bench from Thompson.