Warriors provide plenty of reasons to smile in 109-85 win over Lakers
The replay unfolding above him showed the two-time NBA MVP's breakaway-dunk attempt spit out of the rim. In that moment, with his Warriors nursing a three-point lead, Curry was content to join Lakers fans in a laugh. Because even as Los Angeles threatened, Golden State hardly seemed in danger of snapping its winning streak. The Warriors soon pushed their lead to double digits as they cruised to a 109-85 win in front of a sellout crowd of 18,997. Unlike most games this season, when Golden State used potent offense to secure victory, it relied on stingy defense Friday. After entering fourth in the NBA with 109.6 points per game, the shorthanded Lakers were held to 35.6 percent shooting from the field (22.7 percent from beyond the arc). Without three of their top five scorers, the Lakers couldn't keep pace with Kevin Durant (29 points, nine assists), Stephen Curry (24 points, five assists, three steals) and Klay Thompson (18 points, seven rebounds). Draymond Green chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals before taking a scary stumble late in the third quarter. The Warriors have ridden a 10-game winning streak to the NBA's best record, just ahead of the 14-3...
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