Player grades: Warriors vs. Lakers

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Assessing every Golden State player’s performance from the team’s 123-116 win over Los Angeles.

The Golden State Warriors had one of their most impressive wins of the season on Thursday night, besting the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 in a highlight-fueled affair. It was a game with massive implications: not only did it move the Dubs closer to the fourth seed, but it kept them fifth in the standings, while a loss would have tumbled them down to eighth.