Basketball: Lakers down Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas day defeated Golden State Warriors even without the full presence of their marksman LeBron James who could not continue in the match as a result of groin injury he picked in the third quarter of the encounter, Lakers still defeated the Warriors by 127-101.

Lakers dominated almost the entire quarters of the game and were leading by 65-50 in the half time with LeBron James recording 17 points and 13 rebounds before heading to the locker room.

Warriors substitute Andre Iguodala pushed the game for the host, by scoring 16 points for the host in the half time.

Though Warriors put up a great fight to overturn the deficit in the third quarter but determined Lakers side did not succumbed to their pressure.
Kyle Kuzma was one of the Starman in the game for Lakers, scoring 19 points with Ivica Zubac scoring 18 points while Ramon Rondo came off the bench to score 15 points.

After the entire game duration, it Golden State Warriors 101-127 Los Angeles Lakers, so it ended at the Oracle Arena.

By Oladele Emmanuel Abiodun