Lakers upset Warriors as Curry's 3-point streak ends
LOS ANGELES -- Lou Williams and Julius Randle scored 20 points apiece, and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Golden State Warriors 117-97 Friday night at Staples Center.
Randle also had a game-high 14 rebounds as the Lakers (3-3) beat the Warriors for the second time in a row. They also defeated Golden State on March 6.
D'Angelo Russell contributed 17 points and Larry Nance Jr. collected 12 points and nine rebounds and a crowd-pleasing dunk in the first half for Los Angeles.
Kevin Durant scored 27 points, while Draymond Green had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors (4-2), who were coming off a blowout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Stephen Curry had 13 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds but saw his NBA-record streak of hitting at least one 3-pointer end at 157 games.
Curry missed all 10 of his 3-point shots and finished 5 of 17 from the floor. His backcourt mate, Klay Thomson was 4 of 18, including 2 of 10 from long distance, en route to 10 points.
Durant scored 20 or more points for the 70th consecutive regular-season game, the longest run since Michael Jordan had a 69-game streak during the 1990-91 season.
The Lakers, who led by as much as 19 in the first half, took a 65-49 lead at intermission. The Warriors' inability to convert 3-points cost them. Golden State made just two of 17 (11.8 percent) from behind the arc in the half and 5 of 32 (15.6 percent) overall.
In the third, the Warriors rallied. They cut the gap to 87-81 after a layup by reserve forward Kevon Looney with 1:40 remaining, but a basket and two foul shots by Williams and bucket by Brandon Ingram allowed the Lakers to grab a 93-82 edge heading into the fourth.
The Warriors got no closer than 10 the rest of the way.
Lakers center Timofey Mozgov returned after missing the Wednesday game in Atlanta with a soft tissue contusion around his left eye. Mozgov had four points and five boards Friday.
Although the Lakers hit just 4 of 15 (26.7 percent) from 3-point range in each half, they held an advantage on free throws, making five more than the Warriors and committing fewer turnovers, 20-16.
NOTES: Lakers coach Luke Walton said he received a text from Warriors F Draymond Green earlier Friday. "It was along the lines of he couldn't get his pregame nap in because he was so excited, amped for what he said he was going to do to us," Walton said during his pregame press conference. ... Golden State rookie G Patrick McCaw missed his fourth game in a row with a sprained left ankle. He is expected to return Monday when the Warriors host the New Orleans Pelicans. ... The Lakers play the Phoenix Suns on Sunday at Staples Center.