A shot clock malfunction halted the game several times which dragged the final two minutes into 22 minutes.
“I’ve never seen that in my career really,” “Usually, [and] if something happens pregame, [NBA] have a backup clock or something. At the end of the day we put ourselves in a good position where we were coming out of that and really needed one stop. Obviously, a big win for us. I don’t know the last time we won in here against them, so a big deal.
[A long delay is] the worst thing that can happen, especially at this age. You build up all pregame to get going. As soon as the engine shuts off it’s hard to get it going again. It is what it is.”
Curry scored 31 points after his three-game absence due to a sprained right ankle as the Warriors held on to the win that allowed them to tie the Lakers for ninth place in the West with 16 games left in their regular season schedule.
The Warriors held a 124-117 lead when the first stoppage happened in the final 1:50 with a dual review on 3-pointer which was overruled and an out-of-bounds play that went the Lakers’ way.
Five more stoppages ensued with the shot clock malfunctioning. And when the game finally resumed, Curry picked James’ pocket leading to a Jonathan Kuminga dunk for a comfortable nine-point cushion.
