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SAN FRANCISCO LeBron James had a triple-double with 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, leading the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers past the Golden State Warriors, 128-97, on Monday night (Tuesday, Manila time).
Montrezl Harrell backed up James fourth triple-double of the season by scoring 27 points off the bench on 11-of-14 shooting as the Lakers won the season series with Golden State.
Stephen Curry scored 27 points with four 3-pointers and became the Warriors franchise assists leader a day after his 33rd birthday and in his 12th NBA season.
With a long list of injuries, the Lakers got another scare when Harrell briefly went down with 7:11 left in the first half. He took an elbow to the face from Warriors rookie center James Wiseman after his goaltend as he attempted to block a shot and had his elbows high. After a replay review to determine if it was a hostile act, Wiseman received a technical foul, not a flagrant.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry dished out his 4,856th career assist in the third quarter of tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, passing Guy Rodgers (4,855) to become the franchise’s all-time assists leader.
Curry, who celebrated his 33rd birthday yesterday, entered tonight’s game with averages of 29.3 points (fourth in the NBA), 6.3 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.32 steals in 34.0 minutes over 37 games this season. A two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Curry earned his seventh career All-Star appearance this season and leads the league in three-point field goals made.
Curry dished out his first career assist in his NBA debut on October 28, 2009 vs. Houston on a pass to Stephen Jackson and broke the franchise record tonight on a pass to Kelly Oubre, Jr. Rodgers recorded 11 assists at the Lakers on March 20, 1966, in his final regular season game with the Warriors, establishing the franchise record that stood for 55 years.
A night after MVP candidate Steph Curry dropped 32 points in a win over league-leading Utah Jazz at home on his birthday, the Warriors lost by 31 to the betting favorites in 2021 NBA championship odds.