In a pivotal game for playoff seeding, the Golden State Warriors clinched a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers with a final score of 128-121. Stephen Curry, returning from a sprained ankle that sidelined him for three games, led the Warriors with 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga also made significant contributions, scoring 26 (4 rebounds, 3 assists) and 23 points respectively. The Lakers, despite a 40-point, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists performance from LeBron James, could not secure the win, particularly feeling the absence of Anthony Davis who left the game in the first quarter due to an eye contusion and did not return. This win allowed the Warriors to improve their record to 35-31, now tied for the No. 9 seed with the Lakers.
Curry returns, drops 31 as Warriors beat Lakers despite LeBron's 40. 🔥 https://t.co/TJondp8i6M https://t.co/z4dh31Wac1
Splash Brothers combine for 57 points as Warriors beat Lakers despite LeBron’s 40-point effort #GoldenStateWarriors #KlayThompson #LeBronJames #LosAngelesLakers #StephCurry https://t.co/HKhFsdU71K
NBA roundup: Steph Curry lifts Warriors past Lakers in return https://t.co/SQ1jfGGJSs https://t.co/5zrUpaoyUF
New story: Anthony Davis, whose left eye was swollen shut from inadvertent contact from Trayce Jackson-Davis on Saturday, will be re-evaluated to determine his status for Monday against Atlanta, a source told ESPN https://t.co/mR5GYXaYDF
LeBron's 40 is not enough as Curry's 31 in return lifts Warriors past Lakers 128-121 https://t.co/xBgaSyGg9p
Stephen Curry said he didn’t think about his sprained right ankle during the Warriors’ win: “It was as expected. Body felt good. Loosened up as we went. Nice to get my reps back and feel the competition again.”
The Splash Brothers took care of business in LA as the Warriors get the win and jump the Lakers in the standings 👀 Steph: 31 PTS, 3 3PM, 6 REB, 5 AST Klay: 26 PTS, 5 3PM, 4 REB https://t.co/PKHkpFyESH
Steph Curry said he felt good with his ankle https://t.co/L95aNaMp3r
Returning from a sprained ankle that cost him three games, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 31 points to key a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. https://t.co/oSYzUsr8Is
The Warriors pulled out a critical 128-121 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Steph Curry’s return Saturday. https://t.co/UkBKMKYpMV
Darvin Ham says Anthony Davis was elbowed in the eye and wasn’t able to see out of his left eye. The Lakers’ doctors were working on his eye into halftime but he wasn’t able to be cleared to return.
Antony Davis’ vision was impaired and his eye was swollen shut after the contact, a source familiar with the injury told ESPN. Davis will be monitored overnight and Sunday to determine his availability Monday against Atlanta
Steph Curry scored 31 points to lead the Warriors past the Lakers 🔥 Golden State improves to 35-31. https://t.co/1TkETdzzcg
Steph and the Warriors come out on top in another battle with the Lakers 🔥 https://t.co/3yMicaGTv1
Golden State picks up a crucial win on the road 💪 Steph: 31 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST Klay: 26 PTS | 4 REB | 3 AST LeBron: 40 PTS | 8 REB | 9 AST D'Lo: 23 PTS | 11 AST Warriors win 128-121 https://t.co/AlKD118oLk
Warriors/Lakers now tied for the 9th seed. Rematch in LA in early April likely for the tiebreaker. Warriors got 31 from Steph Curry after scoreless 1Q. Jonathan Kuminga 26 points. Klay Thompson 26, his first half binge was large. GSW homestand: Knicks, Grizzlies, Pacers.
Steph Curry scored 34 points to lead the Warriors past the Lakers 🔥 Golden State improves to 35-31. https://t.co/fkyvffJFe1
After losing Anthony Davis to an eye injury in the first quarter, the Lakers lost their uphill battle to the Warriors in a vital game for playoff seeding. @LakersSBN https://t.co/XOeCuX3Pza
Warriors win 128-121 and seize the No. 9 seed from the Los Angeles Lakers, improving to 35-31. Stephen Curry supplies 31 points in his return. Klay Thompson scores 26 and Jonathan Kuminga adds 23 points. LeBron James with 40 points for the Lakers. Draymond Green adds 6/12/13.
LAL thought they had the deficit down to 4 with 2:07 left when a LeBron 3, after an extensive review, was ruled no good. Many minutes later, after another review, and several shot-clock malfunctions, LAL take a 128-121 loss that Anthony Davis (eye) left after the 1st Q.
Final: Warriors 128, Lakers 121 LA drops to 36-32. The Warriors (35-31) have a 2-1 lead in the season series and the inside track on the No. 9 seed. The biggest short-term concern for LA is AD's eye, which led him to exit early. LeBron had 40/8/9. Up next: vs. ATL on Monday.
Shoutout to Klay Thompson man: 26 points 5 threes 9/15 FG He’s EXCELLING at his new bench role. https://t.co/PsSRDYjA5U
Warriors lead 102-93 after three quarters. Curry up to 26 points after scoring 13 more in a third he controlled. James countering with 26 for the Lakers, for whom Davis' absence is looming large. Golden State getting great looks and winning the boards 38-37.
Third quarter: Warriors 102, Lakers 93 LA has been outscored by 15 points with AD off the floor. LeBron has 27 points and 9 assists. DLo has 21 points and 10 assists. Warriors already have three players with 20-plus points (Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga).
Third quarter: Warriors 102, Lakers 93 LA has been outscored by 15 points with AD off the floor. LeBron has 27 points and 9 assists. DLo has 21 points and 10 assists. Warriors already have three players with 20-plus points (Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Johnathan Kuminga).
Anthony Davis is out for the rest of the game due to an eye contusion. LAL were +6 in the 12 1st Q minutes he played, and currently trail 78-73 in the 3rd Q.
Klay 21 Kuminga 19 The Warriors are getting their secondary scoring tonight.
BREAKING: Jaxson Hayes will start the second half for the injured Anthony Davis vs. Warriors tonight. https://t.co/bJupiBXTfE
Jaxson Hayes getting ready to start the second half. Anthony Davis didn't play in the second quarter after it looked like he got poked in the eye. Big break for the Warriors if Davis isn't available, as seems to be the case.
Second half underway with Jaxson Hayes centering the Lakers instead of Davis, who was poked in the eye toward the end of the first quarter.
Lakers' Anthony Davis is neither on the floor nor on the bench to start the second half.
Jaxson Hayes is starting the second half in place of Anthony Davis.
Jaxson Hayes is starting the second half in Anthony Davis' place, which would indicate Davis' night is likely done.
Jaxson Hayes is starting the 2nd half for Anthony Davis.
Two big-time Jonathan Kuminga lobs to end the half! 💥 He's got 17 and the Warriors lead 67-66 at the break on ABC. https://t.co/2VBVyhByG8
Halftime: Warriors 67, Lakers 66 Golden State won the second quarter 37-30. Anthony Davis went back to the locker room and did not return for the quarter. There is no update yet. LA is minus-7 with AD off the floor. LeBron has 18 points and 8 assists. DLo has 14 pts and 7 ast.
With Anthony Davis in the locker room for the entire 2nd Q dealing with an eye injury, GSW erased what was as much as a 7-point lead to take a 67-66 lead at the half. LAL struggled to get stops in allowing 37 points in that 2nd Q, even as they shot 57.4% as a team.
Lakers had no interior defense with AD out of the picture. Warriors went off for 37 points and "held" the Lakers to 30 points in Q2.
Warriors take a 67-66 lead into the break. Offense for both teams on full display. Thompson with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Kuminga adds 17 points after flushing two lobs from Draymond Green. James with 18/8 for the Lakers, for whom D'Angelo Russell has 14/7.
Warriors up 67-66 on Lakers at half *Steve Kerr had a tight (basically) 8-man rotation. No Moody, only two GP2 minutes. *Klay Thompson: 21 points in 14 minutes, 7/10 FG *Jonathan Kuminga: Four jumpers early, two lob dunks late, 17 points *AD status unknown, left in 2Q
Back to back lobs from Draymond Green to Jonathan Kuminga — one from halfcourt and another on the short roll — and we've got a game. Half: Warriors 67, Lakers 66
Anthony Davis has remained in the locker room after being poked in the eye by a Warriors player in the 1st quarter. https://t.co/NZgXSiMnYI
Hayes finally gets a rest at the 4:19 mark, as does LeBron, leaving LAL incredibly small: Russell, Reaves, Dinwiddie, Prince and Hachimura. Curry dribbled in for an easy layup on the first possession, and after a Hachimura jumper, scored again at the rim on the next trip.
Warriors trail 55-51 with 4:19 to play in the first half. James generating the matchup he wants and executing offense after the fact. He's got 18 points and seven assists. Golden State shooting 53.3% from deep. No Anthony Davis so far this quarter for the Lakers.
Jaxson Hayes has played 9 straight minutes (3 points, 3 boards) and will stay in at the 6:59 mark alongside James, Hachimura, Dinwiddie and Reaves with LAL up 48-44 as we await a Davis (eye) update.
Klay Thompson in 9 minutes: 18 points 6/9 FG 3/5 3P https://t.co/wtBpZDoGdx
We're awaiting an update on Anthony Davis, who got hit in the eye in that 1st Q. He has yet to emerge from the locker room around the time he'd typically return in the 2nd Q.
17 early PTS for Klay 🔥 https://t.co/mkuZlBd1nh
Klay Thompson had scored 13 straight points for Golden State before a Green layup, keeping GSW around despite LAL staying hot (60% FG's after LeBron's and-1 3).
Klay's got 17 just early in the 2Q 🔥🔥 GSW-LAL on ABC https://t.co/ENDLCKVfKI
Klay Thompson's on fire. Up to 18 points in 8 mins, hitting everything. Great two-man game with Trayce Jackson-Davis for an and-1. Keeping the Warriors in it.
Klay Thompson (18 points) is shredding the Lakers off the bench.
First quarter: Lakers 36, Warriors 30 LeBron has 10 points and 4 assists. AD has 8 points and 4 rebounds. LA shot 60% and has a 14-4 edge in points in the paint. Warriors are shooting 50% and already made six 3s. AD just went back to the locker room after the quarter ended.
Frustrating end to the quarter. Warriors were a little too small, had trouble rebounding, and had some momentum-shattering plays. Lakers score 36 in Q1 - this needs to be cleaned up. Klay provided some much-needed spark with 8 points on 5 shots.
Warriors take a 36-30 deficit into the second quarter. Kuminga leading the way with 10 points. Klay Thompson off the bench for two threes and a deuce. Lakers generally getting whatever they want offensively. LeBron James 4 of 4 for 10 points.
Good minutes from the AD-Hayes 2-big group helped LAL close the 1st Q strong, and take a 36-30 lead. LeBron had 10 points with 4 assists, and AD 8 points and 4 boards. Steph and Green were scoreless, but Kuminga had 10, Wiggins 7 and Klay 8.
Anthony Davis just went back to the locker room during the quarter break.
With Steph Curry and Draymond Green active on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors returned to full health in time to make one final postseason push. https://t.co/LIrfEa858m
Jaxson Hayes is in at the 3:41 mark as LeBron gets his first rest, giving LAL more size next to AD. GSW had a lot of success against smaller bench groups the last time these teams met, so an adjustment here from the Lakers.
A 12-3 run from the Lakers has them leading 25-20, behind a pair of 3's from LeBron, and a pair of buckets at the hoop from Hachimura. LAL are 11 for 15 from the field, to GSW's 8 for 15.
Warriors lead 17-15 with 5:27 to play in the first quarter behind a sizzling start for Jonathan Kuminga: two triples and two middies off the bounce. He has 10 points. Andrew Wiggins has seven.
Stephen Curry starting after a good pre-game warmup. Same with Draymond Green https://t.co/9rhvkttQtv
Steph Curry and Draymond Green officially available and starting for the Warriors. Golden State back to their go-to starting five: Steph Curry Brandin Podziemski Jonathan Kuminga Andrew Wiggins Draymond Green
Steph Curry moving well in warmups. Expected to return tonight vs Lakers after missing last three games with a sprained right ankle. https://t.co/XHgF8M9H06
stephen curry back tonight
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are active for Golden State: https://t.co/zai2be8isw
Steph Curry and Draymond Green are expected to play tonight vs Lakers, per Kerr.
Steve Kerr says he expects Steph Curry and Draymond Green to play against the Lakers.
Steve Kerr on Steph Curry and Draymond Green: “I’m expecting them to play.”
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green hopefully…….play basketball tonight.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry expected to play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday https://t.co/2Thdav2h4C
Steph Curry says he will return tomorrow vs Lakers https://t.co/7XQtQ7g9Bx
Steph Curry (ankle) and Draymond Green (low back soreness) officially listed as questionable tomorrow night in LA vs Lakers.
"I'm thrilled to get Steph back." Steve Kerr on Steph Curry's expected return tommorrow against the Lakers https://t.co/ukDFkRqMTB
Warriors guard Stephen Curry listed as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Draymond Green also questionable with lower back soreness for Golden State. Anthony Davis (Achilles) probable for LA. LeBron James (left ankle) questionable.
Will Steph Curry play tomorrow vs the Lakers? Steph: “That’s the plan.” Warriors medical staff will formally evaluate him tomorrow
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he expects Stephen Curry to play tomorrow vs the Lakers after practicing today. But Warriors training staff will formally determine tomorrow.
Steph Curry expected to play tomorrow vs Lakers, per Steve Kerr. Team will make official determination tomorrow.