Shorthanded Warriors Fall to LeBron-Less Lakers

Dubs Go Cold in Second HalfThe Warriors kept it close through the two quarters, but turnovers and a lack of available bodies caught up to them in the second half of Thursday’s 116-86 loss to the Lakers at Chase Center.

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Andrew Wiggins was a late scratch due to upper back spasms, and the Warriors were even more shorthanded after Draymond Green was ejected early in the second quarter. Green, who had missed the prior two games with a right pelvic contusion, tallied two points and four assists in 10 minutes but was thrown out of the game for arguing a pair of fouls in quick succession.

The Lakers were also shorthanded, as LeBron James sat out the game with groin soreness. In his…