Dončić is up to 35 points as the Lakers strive to find their rhythm in their season opener. Golden State leads 90-79 after three quarters. Few have done it better in NBA history. Golden State has surged out to a 13-point lead with a 16-4 to open the third quarter. Vintage Warriors.

The Warriors ended up mounting a 23-9 run to start the third quarter, and Luka Doncic was the only Lakers player to score during that stretch before Marcus Smart finally hit a free throw to end their dry spell. The Warriors have got a 78-64 lead now with 5:29 left in the period.

Words like "reload" and "reset" were casually tossed around by Warriors players and staffers. Maybe they'd be a 7- or 8-seed in the playoffs, instead of No. 1 or No. 2. Even when the team began this season by getting blown out by the LA Clippers and ...

The Golden State Warriors have now emerged as a "strong contender" to re-sign a key former guard. Golden State has, to date, not made any major summer moves to improve its roster. The Warriors have been in something of a holding pattern while they play ...

That said, a 40-year-old LeBron James will miss the Lakers' opener against the Warriors. The four-time league MVP and four-time NBA champ is dealing with sciatica and is reportedly eying a mid-November return. James' early-season absence could set the stage for the beginning of a Dončić MVP campaign.