LeBron James led the Lakers with 33 points (10-of-15 FGs, 8-of-9 FTs), five rebounds, nine assists, one steal, one block and five three-pointers in a 123-116 loss to the Warriors on Thursday.
James has had a few quieter scoring performances recently, but Thursday ended up being his highest-scoring game in nearly a month. It didn’t start out well, but he scored 25 of his 33 points after halftime, though it didn’t end up being enough for the Lakers to get the win. The loss dropped them to fourth in the West, and they hold a one-game lead over Golden State heading into a matchup with the Pelicans on Friday. After that, they’ll wrap up the week in Oklahoma City on Sunday in a tough matchup.