The defeat was Golden State’s sixth of the season.
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Los Angeles has lost 9 of 10 and is dealing with injuries to a number of key players.
This game was the first game in National Basketball Association history where a team with a winning percentage over. Huertas was electric off the bench, and contributed 10 points and nine dimes, while Brandon Bass and Nick Young each scored 13 points.
Golden State clearly struggled from the field (Curry was 6-20 and Thompson was 7-20), but the Lakers deserve a lot of the credit. He scored 12 points and shot 4-of-14 in L.A.’s surprise win over Golden State Sunday.
“I feel awful not being able to be out here for every single game”, said Bryant, who is retiring after the regular season.
“We paid attention to detail very well”, he continued. “When you pay attention to little details, good things happen”, said Bryant, as per Bleacher Report.
The Warriors got 18 and 15 points from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, respectively but no other Golden State player got into double digits scoring. Forward Draymond Green, who was limited by foul trouble, had nine points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Golden State played as poorly as they have all year. Harden had 20 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter as the Rockets erased an 85-77, third-quarter deficit to avoid a second consecutive loss overall.
Even after the Lakers built steadily on an early lead, Russell and the Lakers braced for the Warriors best. The Lakers were 13-51, the second-worst record in the league.
The Lakers had their beleaguered fans in a first-half frenzy when they led 60-49 at the break. The Lakers only had one turnover at halftime. They limited the Warriors to just 13.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc and forced the defending champions to commit 20 turnovers.
“Marcelo was probably the MVP tonight, in terms of getting us easy baskets”, Scott said. “Metta (too) – they were doing a great job of coaching us on the sideline, telling us to push it when you got it, (saying) ‘Don’t wait.’ It worked”. The Black Mamba missed Friday’s game and played just 11 minutes the game before that in Denver. And from what I watch, they might have the worst transition defense I’ve ever seen, which should have played right into the Warriors hands.
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Magic: Visit the Lakers on Tuesday.
