The Los Angeles Lakers were without LeBron James (left ankle) on Thursday night, but the Golden State Warriors very much had Stephen Curry available.
And he was cooking.
The Dubs’ star went off for 32 points and eight assists, sinking six triples, as the Warriors beat the Lakers easily, 128-110. Curry had 25 of those points by halftime.
Andrew Wiggins chipped in 20 points for Golden State, while Anthony Davis paced the Lakers with 27 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks.
But Curry came out hot and had the Warriors cruising in the second half, and fans and pundits on social media enjoyed the show:
Curry is going to be remembered as the greatest perimeter shooter who ever lived, but it can be easy to forget that he’s also an elite facilitator.
He served up another reminder on Thursday night, setting a new Warriors’ milestone:
It may only be February, but this was a pretty big win for the Warriors (28-26), dropping them just a half-game behind the Lakers (30-27) for the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference. Both teams are currently Play-In Tournament seeds.
The Warriors not only have three games in hand on the Lakers as both teams try to climb up the standings, however, but they evened up the season series between the teams, with two more matchups to come.
And don’t look now, but the Warriors are pretty hot, winners of nine of their last 11 games. Since moving Brandin Podziemski into the starting lineup, the team is 2-0. The Warriors have found some heat with a starting 5 of Curry, Podziemski, Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green.
But they will only go as far as Curry can take them. And over the past month, he has the Dubs looking like the sort of team that no one will want to see in the playoffs.
