The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 134-120 on Tuesday night by taking advantage of Anthony Davis’ injury absence with 27 points from Klay Thompson and 23 from Stephen Curry.

The 10th-place Warriors, led by Andrew Wiggins with 17 points, made 26 of their 41 3-point tries, including an incredible 16 of 23 from Curry, Thompson, and Draymond Green, who finished the first half on a 5-for-5 shooting clip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With 26 threes in a game, Golden State’s was the most the Lakers had ever given up.

The Warriors (44-35) have closed the gap on ninth-place Los Angeles (45-35) to just half a game after winning eight of their last nine games. Golden State also prevailed in the head-to-head tiebreaker between the opposing teams, giving the Warriors homecourt advantage over their final three regular-season games, potentially leading to a 9–10 play-in game next week.

Before suffering back-to-back home losses in the last three days, the Lakers had won eight of their previous nine games. LeBron James led them with 33 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds. Rui Hachimura scored 20 points, Austin Reaves added 22 points, and D’Angelo Russell managed just 14 points on 3-of-11 shooting.