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Point guard Luka Dončić was not pleased with his performance Thursday as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Golden State Warriors.

On Thursday, behind 37 points from Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors upended the Los Angeles Lakers (in L.A.), 123-116. They're now 20-5 since acquiring Jimmy Butler ahead of the trade deadline, and this run has us headed to the hot-take machine for Golden State's final week of 2024-25.

The Golden State Warriors should never be counted out, and the Los Angeles Lakers learned that the hard way on Thursday night. The Lakers were taken down 123-116 by the Warriors, and LeBron James spoke of how difficult that team is after the loss.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday and Luka Doncic played poorly. While the All-Star finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, he shot only 6-of-17 from the field.

The Golden State Warriors improved to 19-2 when Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler are in the lineup after beating the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Curry put up 37 points against the Lakers, while Butler finished with 11 points and three steals.

Stephen Curry will start for the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 3, 2025. Curry, following a 52-point game, aims to help the Warriors snap a three-game losing streak against the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers have moved from fifth to third in the Western Conference. On Thursday night, they played the Golden State Warriors who moved from seventh to fifth.

Brandin Podziemski scores 22 of his 28 points in the first half as Warriors remain in fifth in Western Conference.