Just a day after beating the Oklahoma City Thunder by 26 points, the Golden State Warriors had their own troubles on the road as they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 117-97, Friday night at Staples Center.
L.A. shooting guard Lou Williams came off the bench to score 20 points, tying Julius Randle for a team high, while D'Angelo Russell added 17 points in 22 minutes in head coach Luke Walton's first game against Golden State after spending two seasons as an assistant there.
Last season, reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry tied an NBA record of 157 straight regular-season games with a three-pointer; Nov. 11, 2014, was the last game without one—until Friday night. He scored just 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting while going 0-of-10 from three-point range.
His three-point support system of Klay Thompson didn't fare much better. He had 10 points on 4-of-18 shooting and was 2-of-10 from long distance. Kevin Durant was the lone bright spot, leading the Warriors with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting
This was the first time these teams met since Los Angeles handed Golden State one of its nine losse ...
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