The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-103, at Staples Center on Monday night.

Despite sporting a much more fortified roster than for most of last season's injury-riddled campaign, this current edition of the Warriors (7-6) still entered Monday's contest with just a .500 mark and as significant underdogs to the Lakers (11-4). The first half played out pretty much as oddsmakers envisioned, with the defending champions taking a 64-48 lead into intermission. However, Golden State began to show signs of life during a third quarter in which they shaved five points from their deficit, and they rallied to victory by outscoring Los Angeles, 34-21, over the final 12 minutes. The visitors had to sweat matters out until the buzzer, however, when LeBron James' three-point attempt failed to find the net.

Stephen Curry paced the Warriors with 26 points, adding seven assists, one rebound and one steal. Kelly Oubre, Jr. furnished 23 points, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Eric Paschall checked in with 19 points, four boards, three assists and one steal. Andrew Wiggins delivered 18 points, three boards, one assist and one steal.

Dennis Schroder led the Lakers with 25 points, complementing them with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. James turned in 19 points, five rebounds, five assists and one steal. Anthony Davis generated a 17-point, 17-rebound double-double that also included seven assists, three blocks and two steals. Montrezl Harrell matched Davis' scoring tally and also pulled down eight rebounds. Kyle Kuzma posted a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double off the bench.

The Warriors head back home to face the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, while the Lakers pay a visit to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.