Steph Curry shows way as vengeful Warriors deal Lakers 43-point hammering

“The people who bought tickets should get their money back, honestly”. “I was just trying to figure everybody out in that starting group and just play”.

Los Angeles is facing the powerhouse Warriors without three starters Friday night. Durant tried to catch a pass but Clarkson intercepted, bringing Lakers fans to their feet again. “Defensively, we were good all night”.

Counting two preseason games, the Lakers and Warriors have played each other five times in just over six weeks, giving Walton plenty of time for friendly trash talk with his former players and his coaching mentor, Steve Kerr.

The Los Angeles Lakers was beaten up by the Golden State Warriors in their last meeting, before Thanksgiving Day.

The 149 points and margin of victory – 43 points- set new highs for the Warriors, topping marks set in November 1966.

Those concerns did not stop the Lakers from also featuring Jordan Clarkson (18 points), Timofey Mozgov (16 points), Jose Calderon (12 points) and Ingram (11 points).

Walton called the Warriors’ offensive display “beautiful” and their assists total “one of the greatest stats I’ve ever heard or seen”.

The Lakers (8-8) are already playing without starting point guard D’Angelo Russell, who is expected to miss at least another week and a half with a left knee injury.

Nick Young made up his mind that tonight was his moment.

Warriors: Clark was prone under the basket when Green fell and tripped over his head. Neither returned to the game.

It seemed like the flawless feel-good story for Young, who already experienced a resurgence under Lakers coach Luke Walton with an elevated role, elevated defense and elevated shooting. “As of right now, I plan on (playing)”.

“The timing worked out well”, Kerr said.

Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan scored 21 of his 24 points in the third quarter to propel the Raptors to a 115-102 win at Houston. Thompson poured in 16 points in the final period.

Durant led the Warriors with 29 points on 11-for-19 shooting.

If the Lakers are to have any hope of defeating the Warriors on Friday, it is their defence, which needs to stand up.

The Lakers had the first 5 points of the game. The Lakers really should be wearing green because they’ve been Kryptonite to the squad with the most-winningest record in National Basketball Association history. Now, they will have a massive chance to take revenge as they gear up to host Lakers at Oracle Arena on Wednesday. Randle nursed the injury when he was kneed during Monday’s practice and admittedly felt less explosive during Tuesday’s win against Oklahoma City before sitting out of Wednesday’s loss to Golden State.

Transition defense led the Warriors at the start of the third quarter. Golden State shot 44% from behind the arc in the first half. This year, they are better, averaging 6.1 blocks a game. Three days earlier, he went 0 for 10 from long range versus the Lakers to have his stretch with at least one 3 broken at 157 regular-season games. Julius Randle (hip pointer) is doubtful. Seven times this season, the Warriors have had three players score 20 or more points.