Warriors guard Stephen Curry (leg) plans to play through pain

Walton made it clear that he was told that there was no reason Curry couldn’t continue to play.

This game was a no-brainer for the Warriors pretty much from the start. Klay Thompsonwas in a zone in that game, scoring 22 first-quarter points en route to a 36-point night.

ABOUT THE LAKERS (8-27): Second-year forward Julius Randle has fallen behind rookie Larry Nance Jr.in the pecking order and sulked when being pulled during Sunday’s 97-77 trouncing of the Phoenix Suns.

“It was a combination of Klay Thompson… and Klay Thompson”, he said.

And that’s in no way disrespect to Thompson and his game, but rather an acknowledgment of the person that Thompson is, giving up the possibility of being a team’s first option to form one of the best backcourt tandems the National Basketball Association has ever seen. But that was it. They couldn’t maintain any intensity and the Warriors led by 15 by halftime. “I think the main thing I don’t like is, when you take him out of a game, how he acts sometimes”, Scott said. That allowed them to somewhat stay within striking distance, as the Warriors only outscored the Lakers by three in the second quarter. The home team has won three straight in this series, with the Lakers covering the spread in two of the three meetings.

Kobe Bryant missed his third straight game with a bum righ tshoulder, and the Lakers experienced some hilarious fan betrayal.

Scott said Bryant is understandably being “cautious” with his shoulder.

“We played good. We just needed to make some more plays”, Hornets backup Jeremy Lamb guard said.

The real question now is when are we going to get the remixed version of this commercial with Steph and his daughter Riley?

Roy Hibbert was a -31, but Marcelo Huertas was a +13.

The lone bright spot for the Lakers was Jordan Clarkson, who had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Ryan Kelly added 10 points off the bench in garbage time.

Thompson and the Warriors built their first-half advantage without taking a foul shot, while the Lakers hit 16 of 20 attempts.

While Livingston is fully capable of orchestrating the offense and posting up smaller guards for easy buckets on the blocks, Golden State needs Curry at full strength if it’s going to resemble the wrecking crew that has so far this season dominated the Association.

“It’s about getting better every game”, said Irving. “That’s what we know Mo can do…. At times, it can be a little frustrating when you’re playing as hard as you can and they hit some of the shots they hit”.

Draymond Green’s streak of three straight triple-doubles ended with nine points, 12 rebounds and five assists, but the Warriors never trailed while beating the Lakers at Staples Center for only the fifth time in franchise history.