A Golden State team expected by most to steamroll the rest of the league entered Staples Center on Friday and was greeted by a team dressed like the Showtime Lakers.
The current edition of the purple and gold donned some throwback uniforms to honor the 30th anniversary of their 1986-87 championship team, and they played up to that standard by scorching the Warriors, 117-97.
Golden State’s Draymond Green texted Lakers head coach Luke Walton — a former Warriors assistant — before the game, saying he couldn’t sleep for his afternoon nap because he was too excited for what he was going to two to the Lakers.