"LOS ANGELES - A half dozen future members of the Basketball Hall of Fame were in Crypto Arena on Sunday night. Unfortunately for the paying public, most of them were inactive in the Warriors' 126-116 loss to the host Lakers. On the Warriors bench, Steph Curry and Al Horford were in street clothes, and Jimmy Butler was not even in the building, as he missed the game for personal reasons."
"If there was any area the team missed their stars, it was in the ballhandling department. Golden State committed 20 turnovers, a ghastly 14 of them in the first half. Podziemski was the star for shorthanded Golden State, with a stellar 23-point, eight assist night on 10 of 16 shooting. Kuminga poured in 13 points, and Gary Payton II had 11 points. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 21 points."
Golden State lost 126-116 to the Los Angeles Lakers while many star players were inactive. Steph Curry and Al Horford did not play, Jimmy Butler missed the game for personal reasons, and the Lakers were missing LeBron James and Luka Doncic was not game-ready. Marcus Smart was ruled out hours before tipoff. The Warriors started Brandin Podziemski at point guard alongside Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green, with Quinten Post and Buddy Hield as shooters. Golden State committed 20 turnovers, including 14 in the first half, and trailed 63-46 at halftime. Podziemski led the Warriors with 23 points and eight assists.
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