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… Super Bowl-winning QB Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams watched the game from courtside seats with his wife, while longtime Lakers coach Phil Jackson took it in from a suite.Ĭopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

He did not score in 16 minutes … Lakers G Talen Horton Tucker had two points in 18 minutes after not playing against the Clippers on Thursday because of a sprained left ankle. … Lakers G Avery Bradley returned after missing five games because of a right knee injury. Kerr said Curry, Thompson and Andrew Wiggins would be among several Golden State players that will not travel to play at Denver on Monday. “I feel like the sickness probably affected his conditioning and his timing, so he’s struggled the last two games. Klay Thompson labored for the second straight game following his return from a non-COVID-19 illness, scoring seven points on 3-of-13 shooting in 31 minutes. It was really big, especially tonight in games like this where we needed to win.” “Tonight, he forced his will and had his hands on the game at all levels. “When he has it going like that, there’s really nobody on their team that can do anything about it,” said Lakers guard Russell Westbrook, who scored 20. It was his 24th straight game with at least 25 points to extend the longest streak of James’ illustrious career. James, who passed Malone for most minutes played in NBA history including the playoffs, had 30 points in the second half. We’re making mistakes and allowing teams to hang around, and when you do that in this league you’re dead.” “We’re not stepping on teams when they are down.

“This has been a pattern during this bad spell for us,” Kerr said. But they let the Lakers close the half on a 11-2 run, and Kerr lamented the inability to maintain separation. Poole and Jonathan Kuminga each had eight points, Curry added seven, and the Warriors made 69.6% of their shots from the field (16 of 23) and 75% from 3-point range (6 of 8). Golden State ran over Los Angeles with 42 points in the second quarter to take a 67-62 halftime lead. We got to dig out of the mud, and nobody’s going to help us,” Kerr said. “There’s more games coming, so we’ve got to do this ourselves. The Warriors have lost four straight to drop to third overall in the NBA, a half-game behind Memphis and 8 1/2 games behind Phoenix. Stephen Curry cut it to 119-116 with 1:06 left, but Reeves grabbed the offensive rebound and Anthony hit a corner 3, allowing the Lakers to see it out.Ĭurry had 30 for Golden State, and Jordan Poole added 23. James then threw down a thunderous alley-oop from Monk, who stole the inbound pass after a Los Angeles turnover. LeBron was amazing.”Īnthony completed a three-point play to give the Lakers a 114-112 lead with 3:29 to play, and Malik Monk hit a 3 to extend that lead to five after Austin Reeves stole Curry’s pass. “He’s obviously such a handful coming downhill, and then when he gets his 3-point shot going like he did in the second half, makes it pretty difficult to try and guard him,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “The way that it came, in the rhythm of the game and the flow of the game, us making that comeback and him being a big reason for us coming back and making that run that he did. “He was phenomenal tonight,” said Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony, who had 14 points. While James downplayed his 19-of-31 shooting, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range with three consecutive to put the Lakers up 100-97 in the fourth quarter, friends and foes were more than willing to praise his performance. “I felt pretty good with my game tonight, every part of the floor, and I was able to make a couple plays to help us win,” said James, who had a career-best 61 for Miami against Charlotte in 2014. It was his third-most points in a regular-season game and 13th time he has had at least 50. James scored a season-high 56 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 124-116 to snap a four-game losing streak. On Saturday night, James showed he is still more than capable of piling up the points in a variety of ways. LOS ANGELES – Despite ranking third in NBA history in scoring and closing fast on Karl Malone in second, LeBron James has somehow never been thought of as a pure scorer.