Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball AssociationCurry scores 37 points and Warriors beat Lakers 123-116 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.
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.
Regular Season Series
LAL win series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 123 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 123 - 116 |
| 4th 8.2 |  |
Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | 123 - 116 |
| 4th 10.1 |  |
Austin Reaves misses 35-foot three point jumper | 123 - 116 |
| 4th 15.0 | |
Lakers Full timeout | 123 - 116 |
Statistics
 GS |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-82 | FG | 39-86 |
| 47.6 | Field Goal % | 45.3 |
| 19-42 | 3PT | 18-47 |
| 45.2 | Three Point % | 38.3 |
| 26-31 | FT | 20-23 |
| 83.9 | Free Throw % | 87.0 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Out | Jun 12 |
Golden State Warriors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandin Podziemski, G | Out | Jun 11 |
| Moses Moody, SG | Out | May 22 |
| Stephen Curry, PG | Out | May 14 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
 Golden State |
48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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