LeBron James scored 20 points with 10 assists and Rui Hachimura added 18 points as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Luka Doncic to earn a 105-99 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors yesterday (Philippine time).

Austin Reaves scored 16 points with eight assists off the bench, Marcus Smart had 15 points, and Jarred Vanderbilt added 13 points with eight rebounds as the Lakers won their third consecutive game.

Luke Kennard scored 10 points and made two three-pointers in his Los Angeles debut.

Moses Moody scored 25 points and Gui Santos added 15 for the Warriors. Pat Spencer and Brandin Podziemski each scored 14 points and Gary Payton II added 13 for Golden State, which lost for the third time in four games.

Los Angeles shot 50.7 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from three-point range, while holding the Warriors to 27.5 percent from distance.

The Lakers took an 86-77 lead with 9:25 remaining after a three-pointer from Hachimura. The Warriors answered with a 9-1 run to pull within 87-86 with 7:27 left after a three-pointer from Santos.

A Kennard three-pointer sparked a 7-0 run that gave Los Angeles a 96-88 lead with 4:44 left and the Lakers closed it out from there.

The Warriors took a 42-41 lead into halftime, but Draymond Green received a technical foul after the buzzer and Reaves made the technical free throw before the start of the third quarter to tie the score 42-all.

The Lakers shot 42.9 percent from the floor in the first half and 38.5 percent from three-point range. The Warriors were 37 percent and 18.5 percent, respectively. (Field Level Media / Reuters)