Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole combined for 58 points through three quarters and the Warriors picked up a 121-114 victory over the Lakers on Friday night at Chase Center.
Both teams struggled offensively early but the Warriors erupted for 38 points in the second quarter and both Curry and Poole continued the momentum into the third period. In fact, over an eight-minute stretch bridging the second and third quarters, Curry and Poole scored every field goal for the Dubs, pushing the Dubs’ advantage from five to 19 points during that span.
The Warriors pushed their lead to 22 points midway through the third period, but the Lakers closed the gap in the fourth quarter. While the Warriors bent with their reserve unit on the floor, they didn’t break, and clutch shooting from rookie Moses Moody helped the Warriors secure the win.
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook made their NBA pre-season debut for Lakers today. And new No.6 said, “For me, I care more about the practice courts than I care about preseason games.”
Russell Westbrook struggled from the field after going 1 for 7 from the field in his Lakers pre-season debut. But he said they have long year to figure things out, “Everything isn’t going to be figured out right now. We’ve got a long year…we’ll figure it out.” said, Russell Westbrook.
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