He scored on a layup in the third quarter, but not without taking contact from the Lakers’ Roy Hibbert.
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“We’re starting to play off each other, and guys are just being comfortable in their own skin, ” guard Lou Williams said. He said he has been told it would take four weeks to fully heal his leg, “but I’m not sitting out four weeks”. Of course, he won’t sit out that amount of time to get rid of all the swelling.
“To be honest, I play 30-plus minutes”, Afflalo said.
Warriors interim coach Luke Walton, after hearing Curry adamantly lobby to continue playing, allowed the reigning MVP after a timeout to stay in the game. It’s hard to see the Warriors losing this game, unless Williams outplays Curry.
“Jerry called me and I flew back to L.A. and we had lunch”, Divac said. “But I’ve played with a guy like that”.
As Kobe Bryant works his way around the league on a farewell tour, he is being celebrated as one of the greatest players of all time. “So obviously we’re gaining some confidence, feeling pretty good about the way we’re playing”.
Scott said he “talked briefly” with Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak on whether they will keep World Peace ($1.5 million), Black ($845,059) and Huertas ($525,093), all of whom have contracts that will become guaranteed after next Sunday. Bryant wanted to play but his shoulder was bothering him, so the team made a decision to hold him out for at least one more game and he remains day-to-day. Klay Thompson grabbed the spotlight, scoring 36 points while Curry in three quarters had 17 in the blowout as the Warriors improved to 33-2.
As Thompson quarters go, not many of them can measure up to his 37-point outburst last season.
“Once you win one, and then you win two, the next thing you know you start paying attention to the things that got you to that point”, Williams said.
The Lakers shot just 31.9% from the field and 23.8% from three-point range (five for 21), but did hit 83.3% from the line (25 for 30). His teammates were well aware of his hot hand and made it their mission to feed him the ball.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr., right, shoots over Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Divac left his family in California while he played two seasons in Charlotte before heading back to the West Coast and joining the Sacramento Kings, where he helped them almost ruin the Lakers’ three-peat, only to fall short in Game 7 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
Draymond Green’s streak of three straight triple-doubles ended with nine points, 12 rebounds and five assists, but the Warriors never trailed while beating the Lakers at Staples Center for only the fifth time in franchise history.
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The Warriors were missing Leandro Barbosa (sprained left shoulder) and James Michael McAdoo (sprained left toe).
