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Warriors fall short against the Lakers
By Jeremy Kahn March 15, 2010 |
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With a chance to send their game against the defending World Champion Los Angeles Lakers into overtime, Monta Ellis saw his three-point attempt fall off the rim. Ellis’ three point attempt hit the rim on three different occasions before falling off the rim, as the Lakers held on to defeat the Golden State Warriors before a season high 20,039 at Oracle Arena. Stephen Curry also missed a three-pointer in the final eight seconds, as the Lakers made it three straight wins after losing three in a row for the first time in over two years and have defeated the Warriors nine consecutive times. Curry scored 29 points for the Warriors, who have now lost seven out of their last eight games. Kobe Bryant scored 29 points for the Lakers, while Pau Gasol scored 26 for the Lakers, who now head up Interstate 80 to face the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night at Arco Arena. The Lakers looked like they were going to pull away for the under manned Warriors, who played with just nine players, as they took a 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. Chris Hunter scored a career-high 22 points against the Lakers. It was not close on the boards, as the Lakers grabbed 56 rebounds compared to just 25 for the Warriors, who return to the court on Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets at Oracle Arena. The Lakers shot 42 free throws, making 34 of them, while the Warriors went to the line 13 times, hitting 12 of them. Bryant turned the ball over nine times, as the Lakers committed 24 turnovers, while Warriors turned the ball over just five times. |
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