Thursday night was supposed to be a special one, at least as far as regular-season nights in the NBA go. With the Warriors hosting the Lakers, fans were set to see LeBron James and Stephen Curry face off once again, renewing the player vs. player rivalry that has defined the past two decades of basketball.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be. Curry, still working his way back from injury, was unable to play. LeBron held up his end of the bargain, putting up 26 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists while leading the Lakers to victory, but the impressive stat line didn’t shine as brightly as it would have had Curry been suiting up on the other side of the court.
