On thursday night, the los angeles lakers lost 128-110 to the golden state warriors after lebron james was out due to an ankle injury. The lakers broke a three-game winning streak with this loss because they couldn’t keep up with the warriors in the second half. The warriors came back to a 67-56 lead in the second half after a close contest between the two teams. The warriors would not relinquish the lead after the break and went on to win a close game. This was certainly not a matchup as the last time these two teams met up. The lakers won a close 145-44 overtime battle in that game, which many believe to be the season’s best. Having lebron on board also helped.
Steph curry led the warriors’ team as normal. He scored 32 points and eight assists, including 25 in the first half. Andrew wiggins came in second with 20 points, three rebounds, and two assists, while trayce jackson-davis, a rookie, excelled with 17 points, five rebounds, and one assist. Anthony davis led the lakers in scoring with 27 points, 15 rebounds, and one assist. D’angelo russell led with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. On march 16 and april 9, the lakers will face the warriors in a rematch. Both of these matches will be played at the crypto.com arena in los angeles. This will, in the end, give the lakers a leg up, especially if james is fit for the two games.
