Warriors Set Assist Record In Win Over Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors is set to begin at 10:30 pm ET (9 am IST next day). In the first game versus Team B at Staples last season, the Splash Brothers shot 10-for-21 from behind the arc.

Westbrook added 13 assists and eight rebounds to his near triple-double effort, while Adams scored 20 points. He also chipped in a humble six boards and five assists. Curry finished with 24 points and made four of his 10 threes, not spectacular for him but far better than the 0-of-10 night he had in Staples three weeks earlier.

The Golden State Warriors look to keep the ball rolling while building on their nine-game winning streak.

The Lakers had fewer than 48 hours to recover from a drubbing of almost that many points Wednesday in Oakland.

The Warriors lost to Lakers earlier in the month, which was their second loss of the season.

With Green out, the Lakers managed to cut what was a 22-point deficit to 12 with five minutes remaining.

“They shot 35 percent from the field”, Durant said.

“We won, and we held them to 85 points”. This is Cleveland Cavaliers’ highest recorded points in a single quarter. They were devastating in the transition.

The Golden State Warriors are struggling defensively, which makes laying big numbers risky.

After trying to block a shot, Draymond Green came down on Ian Clark’s throat and rolled his ankle. No other team in the National Basketball Association has achieved that since then.

Green’s absence did little to alter the course of the game.

Because of the loss, the Lakers drop to 8-8 on the season.

Th Lakers are scheduled to face Golden State Warriors in back-to-back games on Wednesday and Friday before hosting the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. It’s a spot the team may not relinquish between now and the end of the regular season. With the Lakers’ strong start, TNT added the Lakers’ game in Miami on December 22 in place of Boston at Indiana.

The Lakers, via their official website, announced that Russell will be re-evaluated in a week after undergoing a procedure performed by Dr. Steve Yoon, the team’s doctor.

The Golden State Warriors were blasted by the Lakers on November 4 and then they played eight games before meeting the Lakers again on November 23, which included a four-game trip to the East. “I’m very thankful, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, that we do not see them for a long, long time”. They were poor at the back, allowing Warriors to score nearly 150 points.

He added, “I can’t really move the way I want, so when I try to fight it and [do] sharp movements and plant and do stuff like that, it aggravated it”. “I don’t know if it was the worst basketball game ever”. The defense was key for the Warriors all night long. And the Warriors were sloppy (17 turnovers), the Lakers were just sloppier (18 turnovers). At least they had an excuse.

“That’s pretty insane. We nearly have more assists than rebounds”.

And first-year Lakers coach Luke Walton had to watch the onslaught from the other side this time.

“The guys are excited, we’re all excited, but it’s part of the job”, Walton said. Thanks to Adam and Robert for letting me write about this incredible team with them, and thanks to the Warriors for making writing about them a treat. Neither Zaza Pachulia nor David West has conclusively proven to me that they can protect the rim when a guard, like Lou Williams or Jordan Clarkson, darts in, and I fear the re-emergence of the conga line to the hoop that plagued the Don Nelson era.

The Lakers still listed Randle and Young as both questionable. But I feel like it allows guys to step up.

“I smacked the glass as hard as I could the second time just to prove a point”, he said laughing. Lakers forward Julius Randle also sat out after a hip pointer limited his explosiveness in recent days.