The NBA games has begun and it is not boding well for Curry and his strength in numbers. The Golden State Warriors have experienced their second defeat in the hands of Los Angeles Lakers with the final score of 97-117 respectively.
The latest NBA 2016 update shared that Julius Randle led the Los Angeles Lakers and scored an explosive 20 points and 20 rebounds. While D'Angelou Russel contributed 17 points, Brandon Ingram and Lary Nance, labelled as the bench duo, added 12 points.
The Golden State Warriors player, Kevin Durant led the team by scoring 27 points, shooting 10 out of 16 attempts. Unfortunately, Stephen Curry scored 0-10 from downtown ending his 157 straight games with a three. The 20 point victory of Lakers have certainly disappointed the Warriors' fans, but NBA 2016 and its final outcome remains to be seen.
On Monday, the Golden State Warriors will have a home game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Phoenix Suns on Sunday at Staples Center, Bleacherreport reports. With their previous defeat, the Warriors need to step up their team work to win against the Pelicans in the upcoming NBA 2016.
Luke Walton is now celebrating his first win against his former team, and his first match-up to his coaching mentor, Steve Kerr. The 15 points of Golden State in the first quarter was their lowest this season. As for the NBA 2016 rumor that Russel laughs at the defeat of the Warriors and Stephen Curry, that notion has been debunked.
The Warriors' loss came as a surprise, after their rampaged victory over Oklahoma City Thunder last night. The Golden State Warriors are off to a 4-2 start and the Los Angeles Lakers is 3-3 according to ESPN and its latest NBA 2016 game updates.
The Lakers gave the Warriors a dose of their own medicine after Laker's coach used some blueprint of Steve Kerr's play last season and used it against them. Luke Walton said he received trash talk from his former NBA teammate because of that issue.