Stephen Curry scored 31 points when he came back into Golden State’s lineup, and Klay Thompson scored 26 points off the bench. The Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 128–121 on Saturday night in a very important Western Conference game.

The Lakers’ LeBron James scored 40 points, passed the ball nine times, and grabbed eight boards. Unfortunately, Anthony Davis hurt his eye and had to sit out the last three quarters.

The Warriors moved ahead of the Lakers by a percentage point and into ninth place in the West after beating the Thunder in a game that went into extra time because of a broken clock and two replay reviews, one of which reversed what looked like a 3-pointer by James.

Golden State’s Trayce Jackson-Davis poked Davis in the left eye as Davis drove to the basket for a layup with 2:47 left in the first quarter. That’s when Davis stopped playing. When he got to the locker room, his eye was swollen shut.

The Lakers said the injury was a bruise in the eye.

Because Davis was hurt, Golden State was able to control inside and drive to the basket a lot. The Warriors had six more rebounds than the Lakers and scored 62 points to 54 for the Lakers in the paint.

Draymond Green had six points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists after missing the last game because of back pain. Jonathan Kuminga scored 23 points for the Warriors.

Russell had 23 points and 13 assists for the Lakers, who have lost their last two games.