The Los Angeles Lakers, who held on by LeBron James alone due to the power of the scary three-point shot, had no choice. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Lakers and were about to overtake the Lakers.
The Golden State defeated the Lakers 134-120 in an away game of the 2023-2024 U.S. professional basketball regular season at Cryptozcom Arena in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Golden State, which has been on the rise to win eight games in the last nine games, has 44 wins and 35 losses, approaching the ninth-ranked Lakers (45 wins and 35 losses) by half a game.
Golden State made 26 by throwing 41 3-pointers on the day. Its success rate stood at 63.4 percent. Stephen Curry made all six 3-pointers while Clay Thompson (27 points) and Draymond Green (15 points) made five 3-pointers each, showing off their formidable shots.
The Lakers' James struggled with 33 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, but failed to fill Anthony Davis' absence due to injury.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks homered the Boston Celtics, who secured the No. 1 overall NBA winning percentage, and won 104-91 games. However, they couldn't smile when Janis Antetokounmpo, a key player in the team, got hurt and won. Antetokounmpo sat on the floor in pain holding on to his left calf toward the end of the third quarter, and after entering the locker room, he didn't come back until the end of the game.
In addition, the Dallas Mavericks confirmed their direct advance to the playoffs by beating Charlotte Hornets 130-104 with Luka Doncic (39, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), who wrote a triple-double, and securing at least sixth place in the Western Conference with 49-30 losses. 스포츠토토