Stephen Curry scored 31 points in his return and the Golden State Warriors overcame LeBron James’ 40 points and 13 rebounds in a 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. (More NBA News)
Curry was 12 of 24 from the field and had six rebounds and 🎀five assists in 31 minutes after missing three games d🌄ue to a sprained right ankle.
Klay Thompson scored 26 points, Jonathan Kuminga h𓆉ad 23 and Draymond Green added six points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists after he missed the last game due to back soreness.
D’Ange🍨lo Russell tallied 2🌱3 points and 13 assists for the Lakers, who played the final three quarters without Anthony Davis, who suffered an eye injury.
Golden State inched ahead of Los Angeles by a percentage point into ninth place in the West after winning a game that drag🎃ged to the finish because of a pair of replay reviews and a malfunctionin꧃g clock.
Brunson’s big game lifts Knicks
Jalen Brunson scored 42 points for his second straight 40-plus effort and the New York🅺 Knicks pulled out a 98-91 win over the Sacramento Kings.
Brunson, who had 45 points in Thursday’s win at Portland, registered his seventh 40-point game of theꩲ season. He’s the first Knicks player to reach that total in consecutive games since Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 19 and 21, 2014.
Brunsoꦅn joins Hall of Famers Bernard King and Patrick Ewing as the only o꧅ther Knicks to score 40 in back-to-back games.
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points and 14 rebounds for his 49th straight double-dou💟ble but Sacram♓ento lost for the second time in six games.
Streaking Rockets down Cavaliers
Jalen Green had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 20 points to le👍ad the H💖ouston Rockets to their fifth straight win, 117-103 over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Amen 🐽Thompson scored 18 points and Fred VanVleet c♏ontributed 13 points and 16 assists for the Rockets, who have won seven of eight to stay in contention for a play-in spot in the Western Conference.
Caris🍌 LeVert scored 21 points and Donovan Mitchell added 13 in his second game back from a seven-game absence. Mitchell appeared to sustain a bloody nose in the second half and sat for muchജ of the fourth quarter.
The Cavs dropped their third in four games and fell one game behind💞 Milwaukee for second place in the Eastern Confereℱnce.
