The Lakers are led by Anthony Davis with 27 points and 15 rebounds, but the Warriors with Curry (32 points, 8 assists) and their superior long-range shooting cause them to lose 128-110, only their second defeat in the previous eight games.

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During the first half of Thursday night’s game in San Francisco, Steph Curry, centre, and Moses Moody of the Golden State Warriors block Lakers star Anthony Davis from taking an off-balance jumper. Despite Davis’ 15 rebounds and 27 points, the LeBron James-less Lakers fell short, 128-110. (Image courtesy of Getty Images/Lachlan Cunningham))

Sometimes 3-point shooting ultimately determines the outcome of a game, particularly in the modern NBA.

That was evident in the Lakers’ 128-110 road defeat to the Golden State Warriors at Chase Centre on Thursday night.

Coach Darvin Ham remarked, “They put a lot of pressure on your defence because they’re moving it.” “How well they can shoot the ball.

A few of our breakdowns occurred off the ball. They made some intensity moves, and this is a squad that always demands your best. I was just struck by their enthusiasm.

The Lakers (30-27) outperformed the Warriors (28-26) in many areas, matching or even outperforming them in some. This was despite playing without LeBron James.

They took advantage of Golden State’s errors with greater opportunism, as evidenced by their 16 points off the Warriors’ nine turnovers as opposed to the Warriors’ 9 points off the Lakers’ 11 giveaways.

The Lakers and Warriors both had comparable field goal percentages—the former shooting 43 for 88 (48.9%) and the latter 50 for 107 (46.7%). In the paint, both sides scored fifty-eight points.

However, the Warriors’ edge came from their position behind the arc.

The hosts, led by Steph Curry (32 points, 6 3-pointers, 8 assists), made 16 of their 41 3-point attempts (39%) to the Lakers’ 10 of 35 (28.6%) performance.

Curry had a few flop shots, according to Ham. “We slept off during the transition period of the slowly evolving pick-and-rolls. When he is off the ball and a pick-and-roll occurs, they pass it to Draymond Green or Kevin Looney, who are immediately pitching the ball to him, dishing off our defenders and getting some looks in the process.

He was gone from us a few times. We need to watch the footage again, but it seems like he was taking a great deal of different kinds of pictures today.

Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 27 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocked shots. Davis, though, was one of the Lakers who had trouble making shots; he went only 1 for 6 outside the paint.

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The Lakers shot 14 for 50 (28%) from outside the paint as a team.

A staff member on the squad stated that Davis lost his voice and didn’t talk after the game. Ham noted that one factor that affected the game was Davis’ lack of voice.

“With that kind of firepower and that kind of snake head, in terms of Steph, you’re not going to win a game like this without everyone talking, being alert, prepared, doing our work early, and being in position early,” remarked Ham. There won’t be a predetermined strategy. There will be instances in which you play flawless defence and they still manage to score.

There are moments when you must exert more effort, yell, and interact with your teammates.

“The fact that he had some vocal difficulties tonight undoubtedly affected the game. I’m proud of him. He nevertheless showed up and performed as well as he could have given the situation.It’s not only him. Everyone needs to communicate and support one another.

While Austin Reaves finished with 16 points and four assists, D’Angelo Russell finished with 18 points (6-for-15 shooting), nine assists, five rebounds, and two steals. James was benched once more in favour of Taurean Prince, who scored 12 points. Rui Hachimura was restricted to eight points in 32 minutes, despite recording a career-high 36 points in the last game before the All-Star break (which was also played without James).

Due to the treatment he had for left ankle peroneal tendinopathy during the All-Star break, James missed his second straight regular-season game and his third in the previous eight.

James will “in all likelihood” be available for Friday’s game at Crypto.com Arena against the San Antonio Spurs, according to Ham’s postgame remarks.

For the majority of the first half, the Lakers maintained their lead over the Warriors, 51-50 entering the last few minutes of the second quarter.

However, Curry spearheaded a 15-3 run to end the second quarter and give the Warriors a 67-56 advantage at the half.

In the third, the Warriors carried over their advantage.

“Tried to pre-meditate what they were going to do and started getting lost a little bit in their actions, and that really opened up their slips and stuff in the second half,” according to Prince. “We will have a better chance of winning the game if we continue to be strong in many of those areas.”

With 5:52 remaining in the game with the Lakers down 113-96, Coach Darvin Ham decided to bench his starting lineup for their home game against the Spurs on Friday. The Lakers were playing the first night of a back-to-back set.

For the Warriors, Andrew Wiggins scored twenty points, while Jonathan Kuminga chipped in with twelve.

Rookie big man Coming off the bench, Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds.