Well, that was a nice way to start the second half of the season. There would be no fourth-quarter collapse this time, as the Golden State Warriors rolled through the Los Angeles Lakers 128-110 on Thursday night on TNT, pushing their streak to nine wins in the last 11 games. Sure, they were playing a Lakers team without LeBron James (though the Dubs were without Chris Paul and Gary Payton II), but it was an excellent win nonetheless.
So let’s grade the players who returned from the break with a vengeance. As always, grades are based on my expectations of each player, with a “B” grade representing the average performance for that player.