Moses Moody’s big night not enough to push Warriors past LeBron’s Lakers

LOS ANGELES — With ESPN’s national broadcast cameras rolling, celebrities lining courtside seats and LeBron James starting at forward for Los Angeles, Saturday night’s Warriors-Lakers showdown at Crypto.com Arena had all the extraneous trappings of what has long been the Western Conference’s premier matchup.

That was, except for one half of the reason the NBA world has been captivated by the rivalry.

Steph Curry, the leading star of three champions that beat James’ teams in the finals...