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LeBron James on Lopsided Win Over Warriors: 'I Played Them in the Finals Without Kyrie and Kevin'

After beating Golden State 120–94 on Wednesday night, LeBron James doesn't feel any sympathy for the struggling Warriors.

The team's loss to the Lakers seemed to highlight the absence of injured Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

When asked in the locker room if the lopsided game seemed weird to him, James shrugged off the idea.

"Not when you in it," he said. "I think when I'm watching them when I'm at home...it becomes weird then. Just seeing Klay in a suit and not seeing Steph out there. Not when you play. I played them in the Finals without Kyrie [Irving] and Kevin [Love]. So, no."

James was quick to point out how he and the Cavaliers lost the championship in 2015 to the Warriors. Irving fractured his kneecap in Game 1 and Love missed the Finals after suffering a shoulder injury in the first round of the playoffs. Cleveland lost to the Warriors in six games.

On Wednesday night, the Lakers were missing Anthony Davis from the lineup with shoulder and rib injuries, but it didn't stop Los Angeles from rolling over the Warriors. 

The loss dropped the Warriors to 2–10, while the Lakers improved to 9–2.