Klay Thompson’s 36 tows Golden State Warriors over Los Angeles Lakers

Thompson and Rush would combine to score all of the Warriors’ first 25 points of the game, pacing Golden State to a 25-18 lead with 4:57 remaining in the first quarter.

Thompson is averaging 20 points and shooting 43 percent from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 36 points.

“It’s always fun to come down here and play before friends and family”, said Thompson, who grew up and was a high school basketball standout in nearby Orange County. “We want to get it all out of there and go from there”. We’re in a tough stretch. “We could have done a better job of that”, Scott said. It’s perhaps too early to project so far ahead, especially if Curry or any key Warrior misses time because of a more serious injury, but there is a bit of urgency to keep winning as much as possible right now. But Thompson answered with a layup and a 3-pointer to restore the lead to 71-65 and start a 12-0 run that put Golden State in control.

Hornets: Lamb left the game briefly to undergo X-rays on his bruised right hand and wrist…. Scott was asked if he is becoming more concerned because this was the third consecutive game Bryant missed.

After the game Curry admitted that it could be a month before he’s back to 100 percent.

Green had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists in a 114-110 road win against the Rockets in which the Warriors played without Curry. He has seven overall this season….

Accompanying Green in the frontcourt is Harrison Barnes, who recently returned to the lineup after spraining his ankle on November 27.

J.R. Smith made a season-high eight three-pointers, accounting for all of his 24 points in front of a crowd of 20,500 at Quicken Loans Arena. Only backups Leandro Barbosa and James Michael McAdoo were unavailable on this night, and as interim coach Luke Walton noted with a satisfied smile, the options were refreshingly diverse. If Green can continue to do what he’s done through the season’s first 34 games, he’ll be the sixth.

The reigning league MVP Curry took another blow in the third quarter on Tuesday on his sore left leg that kept him out of two games last week.

The Warriors have been experimenting with different shin pads to protect Curry, and Schulz says anything that limits the force of the impact on the sensitive area is the correct way to go about it.

“One hundred points should be good enough to win in this league”, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. This is a guy who can change a game with his scoring, but the Warriors play so well as a unit that he finds his openings within the flow of the offense. The hometown product has struggled for much of the season….

Sacramento capitalized on the absence of Kevin Durant due to a sprained big toe and won 116-104 at Oklahoma City, led by 33 points and a season-best 19 rebound by DeMarcus Cousins.

“Obviously, this is the team I grew up watching, so it’s a great win”.