Golden State Warriors 105 vs 113 Los Angeles Lakers summary: stats and highlights | NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers got a much needed win against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon from the Crypto.com Arena. Anthony Davis had a monstrous performance with 39 points, and eight rebounds in the Lakers 113-105 home win.

Curry back, LeBron out

It was the fourth game that LeBron James was forced to miss after being suffering a tendon injury in his foot last week. Golden State came into the day in the midst of the five game win streak, and got their superstar, Steph Curry back after being sidelined for a month.

While Curry took a while to warm up, the Lakers took no time jumping out to a big, early lead. The Warriors have had trouble on the road, and most of the time their struggles come from slow starts in the first quarter. Sunday was no different. Anthony Davis and the Lakers hopped out to a 19 point lead in the opening minutes.

The Lakers went cold to end the first quarter and into the second quarter, which allowed Steph Curry and the Warriors to close the gap. Curry went scoreless in the first quarter, but had 8 straight points mid way through the second quarter to brought Golden State to within a point.

Lakers hold off Curry charge in the fourth

Every time it seemed like the Warriors would take the lead, Anthony Davis would come up with a big shot to calm the Lakers nerves and stretch the advantage back out. Golden State led 7-5 early in the first half and would never take the lead again.

With no LeBron it couldn’t be just Anthony Davis carrying LA to victory. He got some help as five other Lakers scored double digits which helped fend off Curry’s 19 fourth quarter points. Curry ended the night with 27, Thompson had 22, but in the end Anthony Davis gave Golden State too many problems down low and brought the Warriors win streak to an end on the day Steph Curry returned.

Davis didn't just have 39 points, he was dishing the rock making sure that everyone got a piece of the pie on Sunday afternoon. 

The role players stepped up for LA tonight against the Warriors. Reaves finished the game with 16 points and 8 assists.

AD got off to a red hot start and didn't slow down all game. He hit 10/13 field goals in the Lakers 8 point win.

IT'S ALL OVER!!! THE LAKERS HOLD OFF THE WARRIORS FOR A MUCH NEEDED WIN WITHOUT LEBRON JAMES!

Beasley fouled by DiVencenzo and he gets both to go with 11.1 to go.

Curry fouled by Schroder and he hits two of two FTs.

`Reaves going to the line after the Curry foul and he hits 2 of 2

Timeout LA with 23 to go in the 4th quarter.

DiVincenzo going to the line after the Brown Jr. foul and he hits both FTs.

Schroder going to the line after Thompson missed a three ball and he hits two of two.

Who else are the Lakers going to go to with under a minute to go then AD?? He drops the baseline floater in traffic and the Lakers lead by 6!! That's 39 for Davis tonight!

TO Golden State with 48.9 to go.

Davis at the line after the Iguodala foul and he hits both.

Thompson drills a three ball and we are back to a two point game after another DiVencenzo kick out!!

Curry says not so fast with a three ball off a DiVencenzo kick out!

Davis on the turn around jump hook and he's got 35 tonight!

Green finds himself a lay up after Curry's assist out of the in bound.

Brown Jr. buries a three ball and that was a huge shot for LA. It's not over but that three could have just sentenced the game!

Curry fouled by Davis and he goes to the line and hits both.

Davis goes to the line after getting fouled by Green and he hits two of two.

Schroder drills the three pointer in the corner off the Reaves assist! Timeout Warriors with 4:42 to go in the fourth!

Brown JR. gets the reverse on the AD dump off.

Lamb left wide open from downtown, and he drills his second three of the game and we are all tied up!

LA going back to Davis after the TO, and he hits the elbow jumper.

Lakers timeout with 6:52 to go in the game.

Lakers timeout with 6:52 to go in the game.

Green working the pick and roll with Curry, he gets the lay up and the foul! FT is no good.

Davis is up to 29 pionts with the hook shot in the lane!

Curry on the step back three ball and the lead is back to 1!!!

Curry strolls to the iron and gets the uncontested lay up to drop

Green getting to the bucket on the slash to the rack and Curry hit him.

Walker IV answers back with a long range effort!!!

Curry fouled by Reaves and he hits both FTs.

Curry hits the step back and it looks like he is turning on in the final 12 minutes.

Hachimura on the pull up over Green and the Lakers lead by 9!

Reaves gets to the bucket off the dribble and finishes wtih the high scoop off the glass.

Walker Jr. pulls up from the elbow and drills it.

Curry starts the fourth quarter with a three ball!

Reaves pull up from behind the arc and the Lakers are going into the third quarter up by 6!

Lamb was open for three and Iguodala found him for the triple try!

Walker IV on the inbound pass, and his catch and release is money.

Reaves drills a three ball with a hand in his face! He's got nine on the night.

Thompson of the dribble and he hits the step back jumper on the baseline.

Davis at the and he hits one of two after the Looney foul.

Looney again under the bucket and he's got 3 stright buckets! Lakers lead is down to 2!

Looney on the baseline jumper out of the timeout and then he gets the lay up to go off the DiVincenzo dish.

Vanderbilt picks up the loose ball and gets an easy lay up which draws a timeout from the Warriors with 5 to go in the third.

Green gets an open lay up in transition after the Lakers were slow to get back and LA takes a timeout with 6:50 to go in the third quarter.

Thompson catches it in stride and lays it up high off the glass.

Davis strings a three ball after a kick out for Vanderbilt and the lead is back to 10!

Schroder pulls up from the elbow out of the timeout.

Bealey drills a three ball and the Warriors are going to take a timout after the Lakers go back up by 5!

Vanderbilt on the offensive board and gets theput back to go!

DiVincenzo with a deep ball off the assist from Draymond and we are tied up!

We are back in play from LA!

Vanderbilt gets the opening bucket of the second half with a drive to the rack.

The bench wasn't the only one's who knew it was good. Everyone in the stadium knew it was good as Steph rattled off 8 points in a row to cut the lead to 1.

Green went to the locker room after suffering a finger injury but returned in the second quarter with a bang.

Steph's return got off to a slow start, but he was finding Thompson early on and the second Splash brother had the Warriors' first 9 points.

It was all working for the Lakers in the first 9 minutes of the game, but then they went cold for 5 minutes to allow the Warriors to battle. back.

Davis was piping hot to start the game, and had 15 at the end of the first quarter.

AD got off to a hot start with out LeBron, but here he dishes it off to Vanderbilt who has 4 points.

The Lakers led by as many as 20, but went cold to end the first quarter and start the second. They still lead, but Steph Curry and Klay Thompson head to half down by just one.

AD leads all scorers with 23 points and 4 rebounds.

Thompson is pacing the Warriors with 15 points. Curry had an 8 point spurt to get back in rythym after being sideline for a month.

Thompson pull the Warriors to back to within 1 with a three ball and that's how we will go to half!!

Schroder hit the long range effort, but his foot was on the line!

Poole drills the three ball off the curl and the lead is two!

Pass down low to Davis who got the turn around baby hook to drop, and he's got 25 on the night!

Green going to the line after getting to the basket and laying it up and in! FT is good.

Brown Jr from downtown off the Schroder dish! Lakers lead is back to 6!

Reaves to the line after a Curry foul and he hit one of two.

Green with a sprint to the rack and a soft lay up off the glass!

Thompson strings a three off the assist from Curry and he's got his first bucket since the first 9 for the Warriors.

Beasley on the backdoor cut through the lane and he gets the floater to go.

Reaves slashing to the rack and gets the lay up in transition.

Davis with another bucket out of the timeout to stop the Curry run.

Curry with 8 straight points!!! After a slow start he has turned it on and the Warriors are within 1!

Timeout Lakers who have seen their 20 point lead dwindle down to 1.

Curry with back to back buckets after a drive to the lane and a lay up off the glass.

Beasley with a pull up jumper from the mid range off the Anthony Davis assist.

Curry finally gets on the board in his comeback with a long range effort!

DiVincenzo fouled on the three by Walker IV, and he hits all three at the line.

Davis getting right back to work after starting the second quarter on the bench and he gets a second straight bucket from the mid range.

Davis with a much needed bucket out of the timeout on the pull up.

DiVencenzo nails another three ball and the Warriors are on a 17-5 run!

Timeout LA with 9:32 to go in the half.

Poole drains a three ball and the Warriors are with in 10 for the first time in a long time.

Gabriel with a scoop lay up in the lane for the Lakers first point in nearly 5 minutes.

Poole on the inbound and he drills the corner three ball!

Green was injured in the first quarter, but comes back and gets the first points of the second quarter with a drive to the bucket AND 1!!! FT is no good.

The first quarter comes to an end after 3:05 of scoreless basketball! Lakers are up big after another slow start from GS.

Davis has 15 and 3 while Thompson had the first nine points for the Warriors.

Kuminga drills a three ball from the top of the key, and Steph is yet to score today.

Davis hits one of two from the line after the timeout.

Green sends AD to the line and the Warriors will take a timeout down 17 with 3:05 to go in the first quarter.

J. Green with a corner three ball, and finally the Warriors get some offense from someone not named Klay Thompson.

Davis at the line after the Lamb foul, and he makes two of two from the ine.

Reaves drills the threeball off the Vanderbilt assist!

Davis on the runner in the lane and he's got 12 points.

Davis crashing the boards hard off the Brown miss and puts it back with a flush.

Kuminga follows up his missed three and drove baseline for the slam off the offensive rebound.

Brown in the corner for three off the assist from Reaves and he's got 2 long range efforts already.

Poole drew Reaves off his feet with the pump fake and goes to the line after the foul and hits one of two.

AD hits the FT out of the timeout.

Davis gets hit on the jumper from the FT line, drains it and gets fouled!

Timeout Lakers take a timeout with 6:55 to go in the first quarter.

It's Thompson again, this time using the glass in the lane and he's got the first 9 GS points.

Davis in the lane and he hits the turn around jumper again!

Davis gets fouled by Looney and splits the FTs.

Vanderbilt gets another floater to go and the Lakers are on a 10-0 run

Beasly gets his night started with a floater high off the glass and gets fouled! FT is good from Beasley!

Brown Jr. was wide open in the corner and he sinks the three off the dish from Vanderbilt!

Schroder weaves through traffic and gets the finger rool to drop.

Thompson at the line after the Davis foul and he hits two of two. He's got the Warriors first seven points.

Vanderbilt slashes to the rack and gets the lay up to go off the Davis assist.

Thompson getting back at it and this time he drains the mid range jumper on another dish from Steph.

Davis gets the Lakers on the board with a turn around floater from the lane.

Thompson gets us started with a three ball off the Curry assist!

We are underway from LA!!!

Lakers Starting five

With no LeBron Malik Beasly and Troy Brown Jr. are going to have to step up fro the Lakers in LA tonight, and for the rest of the month.

GS Starting five

Steph is back in the starting line up for Steve Kerr, as Golden State looks to stretch their win streak to 6 six games.

LeBron out for three weeks

LeBron James will miss the next few weeks after suffering a tendon injury in his foot. That means the King will miss the most important part of the season for a Lakers team that is desperate to get into playoff position. He is set to return two weeks before the end of the regular season, but will the Lakers even be in the playoff mix by that time?

Steph ready to put on a show in LA

Steph Curry was injured in a game against the Dallas Mavericks at the beginning of February, and the Warriors have been patiently awaiting his return. Tonight after exactly a month after getting injured against the Mavs, he is back and ready for the final stretch of the season.

The West 

Taking a look at the Western Conference standings we see the Warriors starting to surge up the board after their five game win streak. They are currently 34-30, and sitting in fifth place just a game behind the Phoenix Suns who have the fourth and final home court spot in the first round of the playoffs. The Mavericks are a game behind the Warriors and are a currently in a battle with the Phoenix Suns in the first game of a busy NBA Sunday. The Lakers still have a long road ahead of them if they want to get into the playoffs. They are sitting in 11th place, which means if the season ended today they would miss the Play-In Tournament. They are one game behind the 10th placed Pelicans and the 9th placed Jazz and just three games back of the Mavericks in the sixth spot which would keep them from playing in the Play-In Tournament. 

LA calling on AD

With no LeBron James, Anthony Davis is going to have to be the man in LA for the next few weeks. He’s a bonafide super star that has shown he is capable of carrying a team in the past, and now it’s his job to be the facilitator on a team that has just been thrown together in the trade deadline. The Lakers playoff chances rest on the shoulder of The Brow.

Steph is back baby!

This is a sight for sore eyes. Sure the Warriors have won their last five games, but there were some rough moments in the month that Steph Curry was gone. There was speculation that he would be back before the All-Star break, but Golden State was forced to wait longer than expected, and tonight they finally get the best shooter to ever to it back in time for today’s game against the Lakers.

Warriors win streak five

The Warriors rattled off their fifth straight win against the New Orleans Pelicans to complete a five game home stand. Golden State fought off a slow start to the game in which they trailed by 14 after the first quarter to rally for a 108-99 win in the final game without Steph Curry. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 27 points and Johnathan Kuminga posted 19 and 7 as the Warriors continue to climb the Western Conference standings.

Lakers lose two of last three

The Lakers have been without LeBron James for the last three games and have gone 1-2 in that span, including their 110-102 loss to Minnesota on Friday night. Anthony Davis poured in 38 points in the absence of James, but it wasn’t enough to top the T’Wolves to took the lead right before halftime and never gave it back. Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 22 points and 14 rebounds on a night where five different Timberwolves scored 13 or more points.

We are live from LA

Hello everyone and welcome to the Crypto.com Arena where the Los Angeles Lakers were starting to click after a handful of midseason trades looked like they would turns the Lakers around, but their hopes have been flattened by the recent injury to LeBron James. The Warriors on the other hand, have won five straight and finally get their super star shooter, Steph Curry, back after a leg injury kept him sidelines for a month. Tonight two teams seemingly going in opposite directions face off in a must win tussle with just over four weeks to go in the regular season.

Warriors vs. Lakers

Two of the last three champions of the NBA will go toe-to-toe looking to move up the standings hoping to secure their playoff positioning over the next five weeks. The Lakers host the Golden State Warriors who will get Steph Curry back while Los Angeles will be without LeBron James. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, scores, highlights and analysis of this afternoon’s spotlight Sunday matchup.