In a pivotal game with significant implications for the NBA play-in tournament positioning, the Golden State Warriors secured a crucial 134-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Anthony Davis' injury absence. This win not only clinched the season tiebreaker for the Warriors 3-1 in the series but also kept their hopes alive for moving up from the West's No. 10 seed, improving their record to 44-35. The Warriors showcased an exceptional three-point shooting performance, making a season-high 26 three-pointers on a 63.4% shooting clip, marking one of the best three-point shooting percentages in a game in NBA history and coming within one three of their single-game franchise record. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 27 points, while Stephen Curry added 23 points, and Draymond Green contributed 15 points along with 10 assists. The Lakers, struggling without Anthony Davis due to injury, are now in a precarious position, having dropped to the 10th seed and needing to win future play-in games to secure a playoff spot. The outcome of this game significantly affects the playoff race, with the Warriors now controlling their own destiny for seeding against the Lakers.
The Warriors are in the drivers seat after a massive win last night in Los Angeles. The Lakers, on the other hand, are in a tough spot heading into the final week of the season. More on the upcoming NBA playoffs on @Digits3App: https://t.co/pxSi4qzVts https://t.co/MXHMtmiIQe
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8-game slate in the Association tonight with some HUGE playoff implications. What's the play? 🤔 https://t.co/xhgkEUux5k
The #Warriors’ win over the #Lakers on Tuesday night kept alive Golden State’s hope of moving higher than the No. 10 seed. https://t.co/q65VdDGo0F
The Warriors have a 50% chance at nabbing the 9 seed and hosting a play-in game, per @PlayoffStatus. A perfect 3-0 finishing kick to the season should propel them even higher. https://t.co/HCx17d6CDC
The Lakers kept gift-wrapping open looks. And the Warriors took advantage repeatedly. Golden State put away L.A. again, opening the door even wider in their chase for a higher seed — and the playoffs, writes @anthonyVslater. More on a recent surge ⤵️ https://t.co/jmo7IdDY1O https://t.co/iiMiQgKmH0
#DubNation PLAYOFF MATH: 🏀 Warriors clinched NBA 10 seed. To move up + into 7 v 8 Play-In, Dubs need either Kings to go 1-2 or Pelicans or Suns to go 0-3 🏀 Kings face Pelicans, Suns, Blazers 🏀 Pelicans face Kings, Warriors, Lakers 🏀 Suns face Clippers, Kings, Timberwolves https://t.co/K1gAlMSc6f
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Klay Thompson scored 27 points and the red-hot Warriors made a season-high 26 3-pointers to take another step up in the Western Conference Play-in standings with a 134-120 victory over the L.A. Lakers. https://t.co/iatCGcWK5W https://t.co/ekWRgZfoZh
Luka Doncic scores 39 in triple-double as Mavs beat Hornets 130-104, clinch playoff spot https://t.co/N2RzPcO8rm
Make it rain: Warriors shoot 63.4% from deep, knock down Lakers https://t.co/aswHexRJcK
Confident, red-hot Warriors drain 26 3-pointers to beat Lakers, taking control of play-in race https://t.co/hMQ5A1BfDV
Warriors make 26 3-pointers, roar past Lakers for a key 134-120 win in Anthony Davis' injury absence https://t.co/h1kOTmrxQZ
Lakers clinging to ninth place in West after loss to Warriors https://t.co/dgeEgQDmkr
Warriors make 26 3s, beat the Lakers, clear a path for the 9th seed or better Story from Los Angeles https://t.co/sah8lOPHeB
Klay Thompson : 27 PTS | 10-16 FG | 5x 3PM Steph Curry : 23 PTS | 7 REB | 8 AST | 6x 3PM Draymond Green : 15 PTS | 6 REB | 10 AST | 5x 3PM 8-1 sur leurs 9 derniers matchs #DubNation https://t.co/qrFOi1Pvxz
In one of the biggest games of the season against the Lakers, the Warriors produced one of the best 3-point shooting performances in league history. @LakersSBN https://t.co/WFRJCMI3cR
The Warriors hope to move up to No. 8 in the West, but if they stay at No. 10, their latest win over the Lakers should fill them with confidence (via @MWagaman) https://t.co/LmcDCOAEge
Luka Doncic drops 39 points as Mavericks rout Hornets #DallasMavericks #HoustonRockets #LukaDoncic https://t.co/oy2L6yaFhf
The Warriors deliver the best three-point shooting percentage in a game in NBA history, unleashing a season-high 26 three-pointers on a 63.4% clip against the Lakers. #NBA https://t.co/aTE31qVKL7
The Warriors rode an NBA history-level performance to an important win over the Lakers https://t.co/yZXj7cvp3m
Warriors beat the Lakers in a pivotal game going into the Play-In after maing it rain with 26 threes 👀 The Kings and Suns are not far off with losses tonight, while the Pelicans solidified their grip on the 6th seed with a huge win. https://t.co/o1mAFgMD7b
Luka Doncic's 39 PTS tonight puts him at 2,341 on the year, which sets a new Mavericks’ franchise record for most points scored in a season, breaking Mark Aguirre’s previous franchise high (2,330 points in 1983-84)! https://t.co/Me4ghsxF7l
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, improving to 44-35 for the season. Read more about the Warriors' victory and their pathway up the standings in their final three games ⤵️ https://t.co/CztgZwoyxL https://t.co/VsV9Yk2iQY
Darvin Ham on the status of Anthony Davis for the final two games, after his missing all but the 1st Q of the two losses was a major factor LAL couldn’t overcome: “We’ll see how (Davis) wakes up tomorrow.”
Luka Doncic shattered a significant franchise record in the Mavs’ Tuesday win over Charlotte, besting a mark set 40 years ago. https://t.co/aK622jVIWi
The Warriors' win over the Lakers kept alive their hopes of moving higher than the West's No. 10 seed 👀 https://t.co/YE2WHFrlD6
Warriors came within one 3 of their single-game franchise record. First time they won back to back games in LA since 2019. Own the tiebreaker over Lakers. Climbing up play-in still in play. https://t.co/OSrzBfT6lZ
Warriors win 134-120 and take the tiebreaker from the Los Angeles Lakers. They improve to 44-35, trailing LA by half-game with a chance still to snag the No. 8 seed. Klay Thompson scores a team-high 27 for Golden State. Stephen Curry adds 23 points. Warriors make 26 triples.
Warriors shoot the lights out to hold off Lakers https://t.co/DNrwGQndbl
Final: Warriors 134, Lakers 120. The 26 threes from Golden State are the most ever given up by the Lakers. The previous record was 25 by the Rockets (2019).
Warriors clinch tiebreaker over Lakers 3-1 in season series, control destiny for 9th. 10th seeds are 0-6 in making the playoffs in the play-in tournament.
Klay Thompson tonight: 27 PTS, 3 AST, 62% FG, 5/10 3PM Steph Curry tonight: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 77% FG, 6/6 3PM Draymond Green tonight: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 71% FG, 5/7 3PM https://t.co/Yyown9CZOG
Lakers LOSE and drop to 10th seed now they have to go on the road and beat Warriors then Pelicans/Kings to enter playoffs as 8th seed 😭 https://t.co/tz3O1oUK4w
Warriors are 26 for 41 from 3 (63.4%). LAL trail 130-114 with 1:47 to play, and will lose the season tiebreaker to Golden State, who now control their own destiny for seeding against LAL.
22 THREES (& counting) for the Dubs 😎 https://t.co/iuMQWULlAs
LeBron James sinks the turnaround jumper to cut the deficit to single digits in the 4th quarter! GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/pP3S6BWasb
That’s a 9-0 run by the Lakers to start the 4th Q. Timeout GSW.
A LeBron-led 9-0 run to start the 4th Q has LAL quickly back within 8, forcing a GSW time out at the 9:58 mark.
The Warriors have 20 3's through 3 quarters tonight vs. the Lakers. Think of the billions of 3's they've hit over the years. And still, this is only the eighth time the Warriors have ever made this many before the start of a fourth quarter.
Third quarter: Warriors 106, Lakers 89 LA was hanging around for most of the third but Golden State closed the frame on a 15-3 run. LeBron has 21/5/8. Austin has 17/5/5. DLo has 14 points and 6 assists. Rui has 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Warriors have hit 20 3s.
LAL were within 6 when LeBron went out at the 3:30 mark of the 3rd Q, but allowed a 16-3 Warriors run to close the quarter, as they added 3 more triples to get to 20 makes in 32 attempts, a ridiculous 62.5% rate.
Warriors close the quarter with a 16-5 run -- keyed by 3-pointers from Thompson, Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga -- and take a 106-89 lead into the fourth. Thompson up to 22 points. Curry has 17/5/7. Golden State shooting 20 of 32 from deep.
🏀 TUESDAY'S FINAL SCORES 🏀 Luka Doncic records his 21st triple-double of the year to go along with his 50th game this season scoring 30+ PTS as the @dallasmavs win in Charlotte! Kyrie Irving: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB Daniel Gafford: 26 PTS, 7 REB https://t.co/DdfNGCX41b
The Lakers climbed back in it, then the Warriors closer the 3rd Q on a 15-3 run to take a 106-89 lead into the 4th
Klay Thompson (20 PTS) steps back from beyond the arc to increase the Warriors' lead late in the 3rd quarter! GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/JmaMiM7R7d
Warriors lead 90-84 with 4:23 to play in the third quarter. Lakers finding their groove offensively, attacking and forcing subsequent rotations. James in control for Los Angeles with 21 points and eight assists.
Stephen Curry finds a cutting Klay Thompson with a DIME! GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/SBzDAQE3yD
Draymond hit his 5th 3-pointer and GP2 was loving it on TNT! 😂🔊 https://t.co/vCqJ3bMS2Y
Kevin Harlan was in total disbelief at Draymond Green hitting 5 threes in the first half against the Lakers https://t.co/aP95WKB5W2
The Lakers fell down by as many as 17, but go into halftime down 71-60 to the Warriors. LeBron leads LAL with 14 pts; Draymond and Klay have 15 apiece for GSW.
Draymond Green added a 5th 3 in as many attempts, but Austin Reaves did manage to counter with his 3rd and 4th of the half to get LAL back within 11 at the half at 71-60. Warriors, looking pretty comfortable with Davis out, were 15 of 22 from 3, and shot 57% overall.
Halftime: Warriors 71, Lakers 60 LA closed the half on a 19-13 mini-run to potentially make this a game in the second half. LeBron has 14 points. Austin Reaves has 13 points and led the mini-run. DLo has 11 points and 5 assists. Warriors shooting 56.8% and have made 15 3s.
Stephen Curry tosses the BEHIND-THE-BACK assist to Draymond Green! Draymond Green is 4-4 from DEEP 🎯 GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/6D2HXtPB1P
Stephen Curry sinks the DEEP triple to extend the Warriors' lead in the 2nd quarter! GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/IrOiyzQMuQ
Lakers from 3: 6-for-18. Draymond Green from 3: 4-for-4
Steph’s 3 makes it a 16-2 run for the Warriors Golden State is 12 for 17 from beyond the arc tonight 🔥 https://t.co/qXSGTf9qQ9
The Warriors are SCORCHING from beyond the arc 🔥 12-17 from 3-point range 🤯 GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/pp3aGYRXSN
Steph Curry shakes loose off a Chris Paul screen and splashes in a 3 to give the Warriors a 58-41 lead over the Lakers with 4:24 left in the second quarter. Golden State has largely done whatever they've wanted to offensively. They're shooting 55.6% and have made 12 3-pointers.
Warriors up 58-41 after uncorking a 16-2 run. LeBron James -- in attack mode -- pulled the Lakers within three points, but Golden State is getting whatever it wants offensively without Anthony Davis anchoring the Lakers' defense.
Warriors shooting 11/16 from the 3 point line https://t.co/wyJiAnEbXA
The Warriors converted B2B2B 3’s to open up a 53-41 lead midway through the 2nd Q. GSW are now 11 for 16 (68.8%) from 3, to LAL’s 5 of 13, including 3 makes in 3 attempts for Draymond Green.
Draymond Green waved his hands high in the sky to the Lakers' bench and crowd after making his third 3 in three attempts
Draymond waved his hands high in the sky to the Lakers' bench and crowd after making his third 3 in three attempts
First quarter: Warriors 38, Lakers 29 LeBron James and Jaxson Hayes lead LA with 7 points each. Golden State is shooting 58.3% overall and has made 7 of their 10 3-pointers. The Hayes-less lineup was a layup line for the Warriors. LA is in a tough spot size-wise with no AD.
Luka tallied his 50th game this season of 30+ PTS to give the Mavs their 4th win in a row! 🔥 39 PTS | 12 REB | 10 AST | W https://t.co/LQVay9zQ0L
Warriors take a 38-29 lead into the second quarter after sinking 7 of 10 first-quarter triples. Strong start for Brandin Podizemski, who has a game-high 10 points. Two 3-pointers, a cut for a deuce and a drive and finish in traffic. Klay Thompson with eight points and two treys.
Tough start for the Lakers here in their regular season home finale. They trail GSW 38-29 after 1Q. The Warriors shot 58.3% overall and 70% from 3 (7-for-10).
LeBron James connects from deep and Steph Curry answers with a 4-POINT PLAY! 🎯🎯 GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/g4wmVMlDrh
LeBron James hits the turnaround jumper to put the Lakers ahead in the 1st quarter! GSW-LAL on TNT https://t.co/BDwmtRakOH
LeBron James starting tonight for Lakers, along with Austin Reaves, D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes. James (illness) was a game-time decision. No Anthony Davis (headache/nausea). Starting for fully healthy Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Green, TJD.
The ninth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers face off against the 10th-seeded Golden State Warriors tonight in LA. Could this be a preview of the play-in tournament? 👀 https://t.co/U8ILcoWFB8
Separated by 1.5 games... LeBron's #9 Lakers (0.5 GB of #8 SAC) host Steph's #10 Warriors at 10pm/et on TNT 🔥 https://t.co/AA7N01Nj5f
The Lakers are now in grave danger of winding up 10th to Golden State's 9th and having to win a do-or-die play-in game at Golden State.
Luka ends his night with a 39-12-10 triple-double in Charlotte; Mavs are gonna win this one by about 20. Final home game for lame-duck Hornets coach Steve Clifford doesn't go well.
If the Warriors win tonight, there’s an open path to the eighth seed still available. If they lose, they’re basically stuck in 10th and could prioritize rest for Steph, Draymond, others the rest of the week: “It’s a possibility. But it’s not on my mind tonight.”
LeBron James and the ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers take on Steph Curry and the No. 10 Golden State Warriors in a crucial matchup with big play-in implications. #NBA https://t.co/UnwVS2C3Hf
Darvin Ham says LeBron James is still a “game-time decision” tonight vs Warriors. Anthony Davis is out. Davis will miss seven of the eight quarters in these two late-season games vs Warriors. Left after 1Q last month. Warriors will see plenty of Jaxson Hayes tonight.
Darvin Ham said LeBron is a “game time decision” after trying to get a lot of rest and fluids since he missed last game. Ham then acknowledged the significant difficulty with Davis out, especially defensively, where he’s been the entire key vs. GSW.
Darvin Ham says LeBron James is still a “game-time decision” tonight vs Warriors. Anthony Davis is out. Davis will miss seven of the eight quarters in these two late-season games vs Warriors. Left after 1Q last month. Warriors will see plenty of Jaxson Hates tonight.
LUKA already has 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 3PT, 6 AST in 22 MINS! He also broke the franchise record for most points in a single season! https://t.co/3tdT14mXcX
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said LeBron James remains a game-time decision. He has had “a lot of rest and fluids” in the past two days.
Darvin Ham on Anthony Davis: “He showed up (to the arena) trying to play but he just couldn’t get over the headache and the nausea”
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Anthony Davis went to the arena in hopes to play, but staff sat him out with him nursing a headache and nausea
Reminder that Warriors win tiebreaker over Lakers with a win tonight. Warriors control destiny for the 9th seed.
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1 vs. 2 in the East! Tatum, Celtics seek 6 straight as they visit Giannis, Bucks. ⏰ 7:30pm/et on TNT https://t.co/561qbFiEdh
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How the Warriors approach the final week of the regular season could be determined by the outcome of tonight's game against the Lakers (via @DaltonJ_Johnson) https://t.co/0E5gUxhHiP
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Lakers, Warriors face key matchup for playoff position https://t.co/PcLKDJddXF
The Lakers and Warriors could be in store for yet another postseason matchup with Tuesday’s battle serving as a final precursor. @LakersSBN https://t.co/yxv3AeQdOD