For the second time in three nights, the Golden State Warriors earned a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The reigning conference champions went on the road to win 109-85 on Friday night at Staples Center.
Kevin Durant nearly finished with a double-double, scoring 29 points and dishing out nine assists. He also grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson chipped in with 24 and 18 points apiece, respectively.
The Lakers can at least take solace in the fact they lost by a much closer margin than in their previous meeting with Golden State. On Wednesday, the Warriors dropped 149 points in Oracle Arena. According to Basketball-Reference.com, it was the fourth-most points allowed by the Lakers dating back to 1946-47.
Los Angeles began Friday's game short-handed after the team announced Nick Young, Julius Randle and D'Angelo Russell would all be out with injuries. Without three of their top five scorers, the Lakers had little chance of toppling the Warriors for a second time.
Jordan Clarkson stepped up to score 20 points and record five ...
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