To end the first quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers — the first of a back-to-back road-home gauntlet against the Lakers and the Denver Nuggets — Draymond Green executed a series of defensive maneuvers that may have helped his case as this season’s Defensive Player of the Year,

The Golden State Warriors have finally broken out of their slump, thanks in large part to the leadership of seasoned stars like Stephen Curry. However, Draymond Green chose to highlight the impact of a rising young teammate instead of crediting the team’s veterans.

But this is what the Warriors wanted. Opportunity. A fighting chance. Golden State was floundering before the Butler trade, good but not great, bad but not awful, destined, it seemed, to spend

Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff previ

Stephen Curry scored 37 points and Brandin Podziemski added 28 with a career-high eight 3-pointers as visiting the Golden State Warriors gained a game on the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference playoff race with a 123-116 win on Thursday night.