LOS ANGELES -- — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 on Thursday night for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff preview.

Podziemski had a career-high eight 3-pointers on a night when Curry was 4 of 11 from long range. Curry was coming off a 52-point effort, including 12 3-pointers, at Memphis on Tuesday.

LeBron James had 33 points and nine assists to lead the Lakers. Austin Reaves added 31 points, including nine 3-pointers, Rui Hachimura had 24 points and Luke Doncic had 19 points, missing all six of his 3-point attempts.

Doncic's basket got the Lakers to 105-99 in the closing minutes. Curry and Podziemski hit back-to-back 3-pointers and James and Reaves answered with ones of their own, leaving the Lakers down by seven.

James and Curry traded scoring runs in the third, when the Lakers closed within eight after trailing by 16 in the second quarter. James had 12 of 14 points for his team early on. Curry ran off 13 in a row and then made three free throws to send the Warriors into the fourth leading 88-77.

Jonathan Kuminga added 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Golden State, which beat the Lakers for the first time in four games this season. The Warriors’ last win in LA came a year ago.

Takeaways

Warriors: They closed a six-game trip — tied for longest of the season — with a 4-2 mark. They remain in a tight battle to hold onto a top-six seed and avoid the play-in tournament with six games left.

Lakers: James went over 11,000 points as a Laker on a 3-pointer in the second quarter, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to do so.

Key moment

Reaves made a 3-pointer coming out of a timeout to leave the Lakers trailing 121-116 in the closing seconds. But Doncic fouled Curry, who made both.

Key stat

The Warriors won without needing Jimmy Butler, who had 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting. He'd been averaging 17.3 and had 27 against Memphis.

Up next

Both teams complete back-to-backs on Saturday. The Warriors host Denver and the Lakers host New Orleans.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Draymond Green vs. Jaxson Hayes (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	3	0
11:19	Brandin Podziemski makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephen Curry assists)	3	3
10:57	Austin Reaves makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	6	3
10:37	Luka Doncic blocks Moses Moody 's 4-foot driving layup	6	3
10:34	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	6	3
10:29	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	8	3
10:20	Brandin Podziemski makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephen Curry assists)	8	6
9:57	Rui Hachimura makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	10	6
9:49	Moses Moody makes 25-foot three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)	10	9
9:35	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	10	9
9:34	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	10	9
9:34	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk	12	9
9:19	Brandin Podziemski makes 29-foot three point jumper (Moses Moody assists)	12	12
8:58	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	12
8:54	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	12	12
8:50	Rui Hachimura misses layup	12	12
8:46	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	12	12
8:46	Rui Hachimura makes dunk	14	12
8:37	Moses Moody misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	12
8:34	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	14	12
8:31	Austin Reaves misses running pullup jump shot	14	12
8:27	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	14	12
8:07	Brandin Podziemski misses 10-foot two point shot	14	12
8:04	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	14	12
7:55	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	12
7:51	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	14	12
7:50	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper	17	12
7:42	Draymond Green out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	12
7:42	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	17	12
7:30	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	12
7:27	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	17	12
7:07	Moses Moody misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	12
7:03	Stephen Curry offensive rebound	17	12
7:01	Moses Moody offensive charge	17	12
7:01	Lakers Full timeout	17	12
7:01	(07:01) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	17	12
7:01	Moses Moody turnover	17	12
7:01	Gui Santos enters the game for Brandin Podziemski	17	12
7:01	Jonathan Kuminga enters the game for Jimmy Butler III	17	12
6:37	shot clock turnover	17	12
6:22	Stephen Curry makes 3-foot two point shot	17	14
6:07	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	14
6:04	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	17	14
5:59	Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	14
5:55	Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound	17	14
5:41	Jonathan Kuminga makes driving layup (Stephen Curry assists)	17	16
5:21	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:17	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	17	16
5:16	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	20	16
5:08	Stephen Curry bad pass	20	16
5:07	Draymond Green loose ball foul	20	16
5:07	Lakers Full timeout	20	16
5:07	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	20	16
5:07	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	20	16
5:07	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Rui Hachimura	20	16
5:07	Buddy Hield enters the game for Moses Moody	20	16
4:43	shot clock turnover	20	16
4:33	Stephen Curry makes 4-foot two point shot (Gui Santos assists)	20	18
4:20	Luka Doncic misses 12-foot two point shot	20	18
4:18	Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound	20	18
4:05	Luka Doncic shooting foul	20	18
4:05	Gui Santos makes free throw 1 of 2	20	19
4:05	Quinten Post enters the game for Draymond Green	20	19
4:05	Gui Santos makes free throw 2 of 2	20	20
3:43	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	22	20
3:30	Stephen Curry misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	20
3:28	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	22	20
3:19	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	20
3:12	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	22	20
3:11	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	20
3:07	Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound	22	20
2:59	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	22	20
2:59	Jimmy Butler III enters the game for Gui Santos	22	20
2:59	Brandin Podziemski enters the game for Stephen Curry	22	20
2:51	Jonathan Kuminga makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandin Podziemski assists)	22	23
2:42	Jonathan Kuminga personal foul	22	23
2:42	LeBron James enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	22	23
2:34	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	22	23
2:32	Quinten Post defensive rebound	22	23
2:25	Luka Doncic personal foul	22	23
2:21	Quinten Post offensive foul	22	23
2:21	Quinten Post turnover	22	23
2:10	Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	23
2:06	Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound	22	23
2:01	LeBron James shooting foul	22	23
2:01	Jonathan Kuminga misses free throw 1 of 2	22	23
2:01	Warriors offensive team rebound	22	23
2:01	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	22	23
2:01	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	22	23
2:01	Jonathan Kuminga makes free throw 2 of 2	22	24
1:40	LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot	22	24
1:39	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	22	24
1:38	Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot	22	24
1:37	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	22	24
1:26	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	24
1:24	LeBron James defensive rebound	22	24
1:12	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	24
1:09	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	22	24
50.1	Buddy Hield offensive foul	22	24
50.1	Buddy Hield turnover	22	24
36.1	Austin Reaves misses 7-foot two point shot	22	24
34.1	Quinten Post defensive rebound	22	24
21.0	Jonathan Kuminga misses two point shot	22	24
19.1	Warriors offensive team rebound	22	24
19.1	Rui Hachimura loose ball foul	22	24
19.1	Quinten Post makes free throw 1 of 2	22	25
19.1	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	22	25
19.1	Draymond Green enters the game for Buddy Hield	22	25
19.1	Quinten Post makes free throw 2 of 2	22	26
3.0	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	26
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	22	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	26

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:00 AM, April 4, 2025

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Attendance

18,997

Referees

Sean Wright, Mark Lindsay, Brett Nansel

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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