Will Steph Curry help against the Lakers his best?

SFGATE Staff and Associated Press

Update

8:12 PDT, Friday, April 5, 2019

Stephen Curry has seduced viewers with semi-field jumpers more times than we can count, but sniping at an assist on Thursday night may have been more impressive than even his three longer ones .

Midway through the first quarter, while the Warriors were already beating 17 points from the Lakers, their hometown, Curry grabbed a loose ball near the top of the opposing key and snuck past the court on a sprinter, Kevin Durant, who had no trouble finding the rim. .

This was one of seven assists in the evening for the most valuable double player. We will stop describing it now because you will just want to see it yourself.

STEPH ARRIVES AT KD! ??#DubNation

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– NBA (@NBA) April 5, 2019

Curry feels good and Golden State moved closer to first place with a 108-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers also played Thursday night.

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With four days of the regular season remaining, the Warriors have the best record in the West (54-24) and have a two-game lead over Denver, second in slow motion. The defending champions of the NBA also hold the tiebreaker on the Nuggets in the race for first place.

"It looked like they were going to play in the playoffs," said Lakers coach Luke Walton. "They came in this first quarter and were ready to leave."

DeMarcus Cousins ​​had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Durant added 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Curry finished a quiet night with seven points on three shots on 14 and 10 rebounds. Curry and Brother Splash Brother Klay Thompson were a combined total of 4 out of 16 ranging from 3 points.

"Their whole team is gone, so it's pretty easy for us to catch up," Durant said. "They play a lot of young players, inexperienced players, we took advantage of it."

Johnathan Williams led the Lakers with 17 points and 13 career rebounds, 13 rebounds. JaVale McGee had 13 boards to help the Lakers out of Golden State 62-51.

"They came out with a champion mentality and hit us in the mouth to start the game," Williams said.

The Warriors set the tone in the first quarter by shooting 64% of the ground and leading with 27 points. They made 7 of 12 3 points.

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The Lakers missed their 10 attempts by 3 points in the first. Their 12 points were a low season for a quarter.

"The first quarter has been terrible for us," said Walton. "From that moment, our guys got engaged and gave what they had, we saw good performances from guys who have opportunities."

Los Angeles beat Golden State 30-21 in second when their shot went up to 32%, but they still lost 60-42 at halftime.

Quinn Cook scored 12 of his 18 points in the second for the Warriors, who won their third straight and fifth in six games.

"We are getting hot at the right time," Cook said. "Guys want to finish the season in a good way."

Draymond Green, Thompson, Durant, Cousins ​​and Curry dominated third place, beating the Lakers by 10 points to take a 94-66 lead in the fourth. Damion Lee's 3 pointers gave Golden State their biggest lead with 34 points.

The fourth quarter was nothing more than a nationally televised audition among Lakers judges for future jobs. The owner of the team, Jeanie Buss, left earlier. The warriors have also left their reserves to complete.