Lakers vs. Warriors: Score, Highlights, Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

On Nov. 4, the Los Angeles Lakers handed the Golden State Warriors a stunning 117-97 defeat. Wednesday evening at Oracle Arena, the Warriors exacted their revenge. 

Now riding a nine-game winning streak, the Warriors—who haven’t lost since that early-November game at Staples Center—rattled off a dominant 149-106 victory over the Lakers to push their record to 13-2 on the season. 

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Stephen Curry—who scored 13 points and shot 0-of-10 from three in the teams’ first meeting—bested those totals by the time the first quarter was over. In his first 11 minutes on the floor, Curry scored 15 points and shot 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. 

Curry finished with 31 points (11-of-18 shooting, 7-of-12 from three), nine assists and five rebounds. 

The same trend held true for Klay Thompson, who was limited to 10 points (4-of-18 shooting, 2-of-10 from three) on Nov. 4. In 24 minutes, Thompson poured in 26 points on a tidy 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. 

Then there was Kevin Durant, who funneled home 28 points (11-of-15 shooting) against a Lakers defense that entered Wednesday ranked 26th in defensive efficiency, according to Basketball-Reference.com. 

In the midst of the blowout, CBSSports.com’s Matt Moore noted opponents don’t stand much of a chance when Curry, Thompson and Durant are all streaking down the court together: 

You should probably find Kevin Durant in transition. And Steph. And Klay. Yeah.

— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) November 24, 2016

All told, the Warriors tallied a franchise-record 47 assists on 53 made baskets—with Curry providing arguably the prettiest of the evening when he found Shaun Livingston with a …

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