Although the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers were hoping to get their final homestand of the 2018-19 NBA season started on the right foot, the Golden State Warriors proved to be too much for them to handle.
The Warriors got off to a hot start as their effort on the defensive end led to easy buckets on offense. The Lakers seemed overwhelmed by their opponent’s star power early on as head coach Luke Walton was forced to call a timeout after his team fell behind 14-4 with eight minutes left in the quarter.
Things did not get much easier for Los Angeles coming out of the break as Golden State caught fire after going 7-for-12 from deep to start the game.