Steph Curry put up 31 points, but veteran team-mate Klay Thompson weighed in with 26 from the bench as the Warriors clinched a victory which took them above the Lakers in the Western Conference standings.
As it stands, both teams would take the final two spots in the play-in tournament to reach the playoffs.
Speaking after the controversial ending, Curry was sharing the credit for the win.
He said: “They always going to talk about me and him. It was about our total group tonight. For us, it takes a whole team to win and we needed it – we needed it bad. A big win for us. I don’t know the last time we won in here against them. Big deal.”
Curry addressed the shot-clock drama, too.
He said: “I’ve never seen that in my career. Usually they have a back-up clock or something. That’s the worst thing that could happen, especially this age. You build up all pre-game, you get going and when the engine shuts off it’s hard to get it going again.”
LeBron James continues to deliver remarkable performances despite approaching his 40th birthday, but his Los Angeles Lakers team-mates were not on his level in a frustrating 128-121 defeat to the Golden State Warriors in downtown LA. James put up 40 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, while also having a crucial late three pointer ruled out because of a malfunctioning shot clock.
