Young Lakers outshine star-studded Warriors
LOS ANGELES – Lou Williams scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped Stephen Curry’s NBA-record streak of 157 games with a 3-pointer in a 117-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
Julius Randle had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the rebuilding Lakers, who pulled off their second straight shocking home upset of the mighty Warriors with an impressive effort from their exciting young roster.
Lakers coach Luke Walton also won his first meeting with his former team and his coaching mentor, Steve Kerr.
Curry scored 13 points while going 0 for 10 from 3-point range, ending several incredible long- distance streaks. He had hit a 3- pointer in every regular- season game since March 14, 2015.
Including the postseason, Curry had at least one 3 in 196 straight games, and he had also hit in 116 straight regular-season road games – both NBA records.
In Chicago, Kristaps Porzingis had 27 points and Carmelo Anthony added 25 to help New York (2-3) snap a two-game losing streak with a 117104 victory over the Bulls. The night, though, belonged to the former Bulls.
Rose, Chicago’s first-round draft pick in 2008, finished with 15 points and 11 assists ( five in the fourth quarter), while Joakim Noah, a 2007 first-rounder, had 16 points and nine rebounds. They teamed up to play a familiar two-man game late as New York held off a Chicago rally.
Noah hadn’t scored more than six points in a game this season and was held scoreless in two of the previous four games.
“We’re still trying to find ourselves as a team,” Noah said, “but I’m not going to lie: this win felt really good.”
Dwyane Wade led Chicago (3-2) with 35 points on 12-for-20 shooting and Jimmy Butler added 26 points.
“We didn’t come out with the right mentality,” Wade said.
When asked if the game meant more to Rose and Noah, Wade said: “Anybody could sense that.”
Both Rose and Noah received loud ovations from the United Center crowd during pregame introductions, although there were some boos mixed in for Rose. The Chicago native also was booed every time he touched the ball in the first couple of minutes.
“I love when the crowd is into it,” Rose said. “I knew there was going to be some yells, I knew there were going to be some boos. I’m from here, I’m used to it. I’ve been getting it since I was in sixth grade going to play on the West Side and me being from the South Side.”