What we learned as Warriors beat Lakers to tighten West play-in race

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What we learned as Warriors beat Lakers to tighten West play-in race originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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 Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.

Stephen Curry added 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists while helping the Warriors to their third consecutive win over their Southern California rivals this season.

The Warriors (44-35) pulled within one-half game of the Lakers (45-35) for the No. 9 seed and within one game of the Sacramento Kings (45-34) for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference.

Draymond Green had 15 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Golden State, which has won eight of its last nine. Andrew Wiggins scored 17 to go with three blocks, Chris Paul had 11 points and nine assists while Brandin Podziemski scored 13.

The Warriors have won 16 of their last 20 road games.

Golden State won despite another monster game by LeBron James, who finished with 33 points and 11 assists. The Lakers played without Anthony Davis, who is nursing an eye injury he suffered Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Thompson and Podziemski came out firing on all cylinders while helping the Warriors take control early. The two combined for 18 points in the first quarter to help Golden State build an early double-digit lead.

The Warriors pushed their lead to 11 at halftime and were ahead by 17 going into the fourth quarter. The Lakers tried to make a push before Golden State tightened up and held on for the win.

Here are the takeaways from Tuesday’s game:

Green splashes down in LA

Even with the Lakers missing Davis, the Warriors came out successfully slinging from deep.

Surprisingly, it was Green who was at the front of the assault from behind the arc.

Green, who has never been shy about pulling the trigger from deep, knocked down five treys in the first half alone – as many as he had in his previous 14 games combined.

Curry was perfect on his six treys while Thompson nailed five of 10.

Golden State shot nearly 69…

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Publish date : 2024-04-10 04:53:11

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