On April 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season game continued. In an important card battle in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers meet the Golden State Warriors at home. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 134-120, ushering in a two-game winning streak and giving the Lakers a two-game losing streak. The Warriors, who won this game, are only 0.5 wins behind the Lakers and only 1 win away from the Kings, who are in 8th place in the West.
Lakers (45-35): James 33 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, Hachimura 20 points and 11 rebounds, Reaves 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Russell 14 points and 7 assists, Hayes 11 points, Dinwiddie 12 points.
Warriors (44-35): Curry 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Thompson 27 points, Wiggins 17 points, Green 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Paul 11 points and 9 assists.
In the first half of the first quarter of the game, the two sides went back and forth on the court, and the score difference did not widen. The Warriors started to push after the middle of the period, and Thompson's three-point shot in the final minute gave the Warriors a 32-21 lead to double digits. Russell hit three free throws in the final minute as the Lakers trailed by nine points at 28-37 to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lakers played a scoring climax, and a wave of 10-3 helped them chase 39-43. After that, the Warriors came alive with more than three points, and a 16-2 run gave the Warriors a 58-41 lead at 4:25 to 17 points. James and Reaves scored five straight points to close the gap, and at halftime, the Lakers trailed the Warriors 60-71.
In the third quarter, Hachimura's three-point score and James' 2+1 allowed the Lakers to chase a single-digit point difference. The Warriors scored four straight points to take another 10-point advantage. Dinwiddie's 2+1 helped the Lakers chase 89-96 in the final 1:55, but then the Warriors went on a 10-0 run in the final 1 and a half minutes, and the Warriors led 106-89 at the end of the third quarter.
The Lakers went on a 9-0 run in the final quarter to close the deficit to single digits at 98-106. Paul and Curry hit three-pointers to help the Warriors stabilize the situation. After that, the Warriors firmly controlled the situation on the court with three points, and Curry hit a three-point shot in 1:57 to give the Warriors a 130-112 lead to 18 points. In the end, the game ended with the Warriors winning 134-120.