On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played their first of six road games this season. They went up against the Golden State Warriors, who are in the same division.

These were the first games between the Lakers and the Warriors since the playoffs last year. Both teams needed a win because of their records. It was the Lakers who won in the end, with an amazing 145-144 double-overtime win.

With Draymond Green at center, the Warriors started with a small group of players. Anthony Davis looked strong right away, starting with a putback dunk and then a block.

LeBron James was also on fire, scoring seven early points to put the Lakers ahead. However, Stephen Curry answered right away with a 3-pointer, as he has done many times before.

From there, Curry began to make shots because the Lakers were leaving him open. He made two more shots without any trouble. The Laker bench, led by Jarred Vanderbilt and Rui Hachimura, did a great job to close the quarter and take a 33-30 lead. Curry then took a break.

Vanderbilt was all over the court to start the second, and D’Angelo Russell found him for a dunk that made the Warriors call a timeout.

Early on, though, Warriors youngster Brandin Podziemski did a great job of keeping his team in the game by making a three-pointer during a timeout. Curry then came back in and made another three to take the lead again.

The Lakers got some good minutes from Christian Wood in the second quarter. He made some tough baskets. Another player like that for Golden State was Jonathan Kuminga. He ended his run with a spinning dunk in transition. With their cheap threes, he and Andrew Wiggins got everyone at the Chase Center excited.

Overall, it was a fun half. James ended it with seven straight points, one of which beat the buzzer to give his team a 68-63 lead going into the locker room.

The Warriors came out strong in the third quarter, scoring 10 points in a row to make the Lakers take a break. Golden State kept putting on the pressure after the timeout. They took a double-digit lead and made Darvin Ham call another break.

Taurean Prince was having a tough game for the Lakers, so Ham went to Vanderbilt to get his team going again when they were down 15.

But after that, Davis was hit in the leg on a drive to the basket and fell badly. He made two free throws and then went back to the change room.

Even so, James and Vanderbilt led the way for the Lakers on a run that got them back in the game. The Warriors, on the other hand, finished the third quarter strongly and went ahead 99–91.

After having hip cramps, Davis was finally able to come back early in the fourth quarter and made a jumper right away. After Davis made a three-point play, the Lakers kept making their way back and were back within two points.

While most of the night he was quiet, Curry came on strong late and made some big shots for his team. Russell did the same thing for L.A., getting fire and giving his team a small lead in the last few minutes.

On the last play of the game, Davis grabbed a big offensive rebound and made two free throws to give the Lakers a three-point lead. Then he stopped Curry from making a 3-point shot, but Curry did make a layup to bring his team back within one.

The Warriors then had to foul Davis, which they did. Davis missed one of two shots. That let Curry make a layup that tied the game and sent it to overtime.

At the start of overtime, Davis set up James for a layup, but Draymond Green scored next. That pretty much summed up extra, when both sides traded baskets to keep the game close.

Reaves made a big layup that put the Lakers ahead by four points, and then Curry made a crucial three-pointer from the corner. He then missed a long shot, though, and Russell made two free throws to put the Lakers ahead by three.

During the break, Steve Kerr planned a good play to give Klay Thompson a chance to shoot. Thompson did so, and with 5.9 seconds left in the game, he tied it. After the bell, James missed a shot, which led to a second extra.

The Lakers went ahead by five points after Howard and James scored the first seven points of OT. And, of course, the Warriors fought back to stay in the game. Curry made some big shots to put his team back in front.

Russell made some big shots late in the game to give the Lakers the lead after a couple of costly mistakes.

But Curry made a big shot again—this time a 3-pointer—that put the Warriors ahead 144–143 with 4.7 seconds left. James got the ball for the last time and drove to the basket, getting a foul in the process. After making both, Curry missed a shot from halfcourt at the end, which gave the Lakers the win.

James scored 36 points, grabbed 20 boards, and gave out 12 passes. His free throws that won the game were the deciding factor.