By james art 
San Francisco – For all the ups and falls that have experienced this season, Lakers’ problems rarely come when they are home.
With 16-6 records, when you play on Crypto.com Arena, the fourth league’s best record on Saturday, this happens when Lakers is far from their own building, which causes them problems.
So the winning of 118-108 on Saturday over the Golden State Warriors in Chase Center can be considered a step in the right direction to start six games, 12 games.
Lakers’ victory not only moved them to seven games over .500 (25-18) for the first time this season, but gave them a record of 9-12 away from Arena cryto.com, raising them closer to the road record. 500.
They did not finish the season with .500 or a better road for the 2020-21 road when 21-15 went.
“You must be able to win on the road,” said coach JJ Reddick. “You think of our first five-game trip of the season, go 1-4. Some disappointing performances. And then we had, a shorter trip, Four-Gamer, where we explode in Minnesota, Miami.
“We are a better basketball team than we were then. And now we are more connected. Our resilience and balance is built as a group. And for me, it succumbs to more success on the road. “
Anthony Davis led Lakers with the top 36 points and 13 rebounds to go with three thefts, three assists and a blocked shot. LeBron James finished with 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds.
Austin Reeves added 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds in the highest 39 minutes.
Dalton Knecht scored 13 points from the bench at firing 5 out of 9 (three out of seven in 3s), while Dorian Fini-Smith had eight points and three struggles in his first start as Laker at the Rui Hahimura site that was sitting outside because of the soreness of the left a calf.
Jared Vanderbilt returns to the floor after being aside for nearly a year because of leg diseases that led to extra -season surgery.
“I knew I could be a little rusty to the rhythm and the knowledge of the plays and all these things,” Vanderbilt said. “So my main goal was to just get there and play hard. Bring the energy and then everything else – just control the controllable and everything else will play his hand. “
It ended with two points, four fights, three thefts and two assists in 12 minutes.
“Vando was great,” Vanderbilt said. “I did all the things we need it. And I have a strong feeling that he has been confronted with sand in the last three weeks, only with regard to his level of intensity with a play against coaching associates. We didn’t see this in the gym and looked like the Wando we know. He was great and I thought that this running he had in the second half, only his activity received several offensive struggles. Just, just fantastic things from him. “
The warriors (22-23) were led by 20 points on Andrew Wiggins, six rebounds and three assists.
Golden State All-Star Guard Stephen Curry ended with 13 points (4-17 firing, two out of nine to 3s) and nine assists, with Lakers holding him unsuccessful in the second half.
Curry missed all eight shots he made in the second half, including four 3s.
“We did a great job at the ball,” Redik said. “Our boys, again for the second straight game, only the discipline of gameplay and the trust of the game plan, and then the exit and implementation at an extremely high level was really good.”
Lakers won five of his last six games.
“I have the feeling that we are playing the game the right way,” Reeves said. “We know what our big dogs are. Bron and advertising will bring us. And we had to figure out how to help them be successful. And we have done this. We played the game the right way. We have many really good looks [on Saturday] That didn’t come in. And we did not deviate from that. We continued to make the right game, shoot the right shot, make the right rotation, additional defense efforts. So continuing this will lead to success for us. “
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