Then Thompson’s snazzy behind-the-back pass led to a dunk by Gary Payton II over James with 3:48 to go as Golden State cut it to 86-80 and forced a Lakers timeout. James’ 3-pointer with 5:23 left in the third put the Lakers ahead by 10, 86-76.
They have been one of the best defensive teams in the league for a reason and he’s a huge part of that.” “That’s what this team has been doing now for the last few months. Obviously he dominated and he got blocked four shots and altered some others,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. The defending champion Warriors will try to even the series in Game 2 on Thursday night back on their home floor at Chase Center, where LA fans could be heard chanting “Let's go Lakers!” after the final buzzer.ĭavis dominated from the opening tip, making 9 of his first 10 shots, while Russell scored 19 points and dished out six assists against his former team. Thompson made a 3 with 5:19 to go that cut the Lakers’ lead to 112-104. We know how great they are on their home floor, so to withstand that, it’s another good step for our ballclub.”Ĭurry scored 27 points, Splash Brother Klay Thompson had 25, and Kevon Looney grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds for his fourth game of this postseason with 20 or more. "We’ve been playing playoff basketball for about 2 1/2 months now just to punch our clock to be able to play right now in the postseason," James said. That's the thing about these new-look Lakers - they take so much pressure off the game's all-time scoring leader and LeBron believes in them, even with the defending champions on a 14-0 run with their home crowd rocking.ĭavis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and Los Angeles held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112 on Tuesday night. D'Angelo Russell can hit a big shot with a hand in his face. Dennis Schröder has the energy to help chase No. Anthony Davis plugs the middle and takes away the easy chances inside.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - LeBron James no longer has to do it all against Stephen Curry on the big stage, not even close.
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