Was this Steph Curry assist against the Lakers his best ever?

LOS ANGELES — A year ago, Stephen Curry was hurting and the Golden State Warriors were locked into the No. 2 seed in the West. How things have changed. Curry is feeling good and Golden State got closer to clinching the No. 1 seed with a 108-90 victory over the also-ran Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. "Much more comfortable this year," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "This year I think it's been good for us to have to compete for the one-seed." With four regular-season games remaining, the Warriors own the best record in the West (54-24) and have a two-game lead over idle second-place Denver. The defending NBA champions also hold the tiebreaker over the Nuggets in the race for the top seed. "They looked like they're turning on playoff mode," Lakers coach Luke Walton said. "They came in that first quarter and were ready to go." DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Durant added 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Curry finished a quiet night with seven points on 3-of-14 shooting and 10 rebounds. Curry and fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson were a combined 4 of 16 from 3-point range. "Their whole team is missing so it's pretty easy for us to...