Lakers beat Warriors 119-103

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 119-103 on Thursday, April 9, in San Francisco, with LeBron James finishing with 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. (nba.com) (espn.com) The Lakers shot 49 for 80 from the field, a 61.3% clip, and made 16 of 29 three-point attempts. Golden State shot 50.6% overall but went 9 for 30 from deep and committed 19 turnovers. (nba.com) James led a balanced Los Angeles offense that posted 37 assists on 49 made baskets. Rui Hachimura, Luke Kennard and Nick Smith Jr. all reached double figures, and the Lakers finished plus-16. (nba.com) (foxsports.com) Golden State played without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler the Third, Moses Moody, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, while Los Angeles was missing Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. The Warriors preview had already framed the game as their regular-season home finale at Chase Center. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) The result fit a late-season split between the teams. Golden State opened the season by beating Los Angeles 119-109 on October 21, but the Lakers won the three later meetings: 105-99 on February 7, 129-101 on February 28 and 119-103 on April 9. (espn.com) (statmuse.com) It also landed at a different point in each team’s standings picture. After the win, Los Angeles was listed at 51-29 atop the Pacific Division in the Associated Press recap carried by ESPN, while Golden State fell to 37-43. (espn.com) (statmuse.com) For the Lakers, the game showed they could generate efficient offense even without Doncic and Reaves. For the Warriors, it underscored how thin the rotation looked without Curry and several other regulars available. (nba.com) (abcnews.com) The teams were back on the schedule immediately afterward in different spots. Golden State’s next listed game was April 10 at Sacramento and then April 12 at the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Lakers entered the season’s final weekend with first place in their division. (statmuse.com) (espn.com)