“We needed it bad”: Stephen Curry credits team performance in Golden State Warriors win vs Los Angeles Lakers

The Golden State Warriors star forward Stephen Curry had a fabulous outing in the match against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The 36-year-old was the star performer for the Warriors on the night as he ended up registering 31 points to go with six rebounds and five assists.

The game was much more than just about the Warriors going up against the Lakers. It was always going to be about Curry going up against LeBron James as well as both players are regarded as two of the greatest of their generation.

Curry, after the game, admitted that there was always going to talk about the rivalry between the two but stated that the Warriors' win was not down to individual performances, instead it was a team effort.

"They're always going to talk about me and him [LeBron James], and obviously deservedly so,” he said. “But it was about our total group tonight. [Jonathan Kuminga] getting off to a hot start, taking what the defense gave him,

“Klay [Thompson] coming off the bench with huge buckets, [Chris Paul] controlling the tempo the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, Draymond [Green] doing what he does. The list can go on. For us, it takes a whole team to win, and we needed it. We needed it bad."

That win pushed the Warriors up to the ninth spot in the Western Conference with 35 wins and 31 defeats. On the other hand, the Lakers are now placed on the 10th spot in the table with 36 wins and 32 defeats.