LOS ANGELES -- The Golden State Warriors didn't need Stephen Curry to save them or stop an excessive amount of bleeding as he returned from the left leg injury that held him out for 11 games.
Instead, they just wanted him to join them in the momentum they've built over the last five games and hopefully help them take the next step in making the run they've been waiting for all season.
For much of their matinee game against the Los Angeles Lakers, it felt like a similar script as several of their recent games: fall behind early -- by 20 on Sunday -- then fight their way up and over the hump.