Lakers Vs Warriors: lakers vs warriors — LeBron James joins Kobe Bryant after 1,000 Lakers 3s
In a lakers vs warriors matchup at Chase Center on Saturday, LeBron James made his first four 3-point attempts and the Los Angeles Lakers won 129-101. James became the second player in franchise history to make 1, 000 3-pointers with the Los Angeles Lakers, joining Kobe Bryant.
Lakers Vs Warriors game flow
The Lakers (35-24) built a 17-point lead in the first quarter, stretched it to 24 in the second and to 30 in the third before leading by 32 in the fourth and coasting the rest of the way to a 129-101 road victory over the Golden State Warriors (31-29) at Chase Center in San Francisco. The Lakers shot 53% from the field and 46% from three-point range while converting 19 of 41 from beyond the arc as a team.
LeBron’s milestone and stat line
The 41-year-old LeBron James made his first four 3-point attempts on Saturday and finished with 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. He became the second player in franchise history to reach 1, 000 made 3-pointers for the Lakers, joining Kobe Bryant. A team social post on March 1, 2026 read, "1, 000 treys. Add another milestone for the King ✔️. " James has made 2, 618 career 3s, including 1, 251 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Luka’s birthday performance
Luka Dončić and Luka Doncic appear in the box score with the same impact: he turned 27 years old Saturday and knocked down four triples early in the third quarter. He finished the celebratory day with 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds in 29 minutes. Austin Reaves chipped in 18 points in 28 minutes, Luke Kennard scored 16 points — his best with the Lakers so far — and Jake LaRavia added 15 points off the bench.
Injuries, absences and Curry update
The Warriors dug themselves a double-digit hole in the first quarter and were shorthanded: Stephen Curry remained out while nursing a right knee injury, Kristaps Porziņģis was still out due to "illness, " and Jimmy Butler was listed with right anterior cruciate ligament surgery. Curry, speaking in a mid-game interview with Malika Andrews, said, "I'm feeling better. This is a weird one. It's kind of unpredictable how it would heal, but every day since All-Star week has been progress. That's all I can ask for, and hopefully I'm back out [there] soon. " When asked about being reevaluated on Sunday he admitted "it's going to be a little longer" before he returns and added, "I haven't gotten on the court yet. But just trying to stay in shape, strengthen everything else around my body, knowing that, at this stage, once you get back, it's kind of a full sprint to the playoffs. So once I get back on the court, it is a little bit of a pain tolerance thing, but it's just something that you don't want to have lingering because it can get worse. " The context also referenced Kristaps Porzingis spelling and Kristaps Porziņģis spelling of the same player name in coverage.
Coach and player reactions
Coach JJ Redick said the game "goes back to finding that consistent level of playing the right way on both ends, doing what we're supposed to be doing, executing at a high level, " adding that the win represented "our most complete game post-All-Star break. " James said, "We just needed to get a win... get back on the right front and I think we did that tonight, " and added, "It's been a while since we've had a 48-minute game where we was able to sustain the effort and I just thought we came out with the right mindset... we took care of business. " Redick also noted, "We certainly made some threes, " saying LeBron hit a couple of iso threes and Luka got hot at the start of the third quarter.
Standings, recent form and next steps
The Lakers ended a three-game skid and are 2-3 since the All-Star break. They had lost to an injury-depleted Phoenix Suns team on Thursday, a game that featured Royce O'Neale hitting a winning three-pointer with less than a second left. The Lakers will face the Sacramento Kings at Crypto. com Arena on Sunday night as they try to remain in the top six in the Western Conference. LeBron has remained healthy since missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica, is in his eighth season with the Lakers after first joining in 2018, and his contract is set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 campaign, his record-breaking 23rd season in the league.
All-time Lakers 3-pointers list
Here are the five players with the most Lakers 3-pointers all time: 1) Kobe Bryant: 1, 827; 2) LeBron James: 1, 002; 3) Derek Fisher: 846; 4) Nick Van Exel: 750; 5) Byron Scott: 595.
Saturday's result combined LeBron's milestone night with Luka's birthday performance and a comprehensive team win that stretched leads across all quarters, while Golden State's absences and ongoing injury updates left several questions about their near-term availability.
