LeBron James and the Lakers find their next level in series-clinching triumph over the Golden State Warriors
The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue.
They’d been the more physical team, they forced the Warriors into fouls and they lived at the free-throw line. They sprinted to a lead, stood firm during a Warriors run and pushed back.But it was going to be hard — just like LeBron James told his team it would be two weeks earlier. Led by James’ relentless attacking, the Lakers eliminated the Golden State Warriors on Friday night 122-101. James scored 30 points, his first 30-plus scoring game in the postseason since Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals. He had nine rebounds, nine assists, two steals and a block.
For the first time this postseason, the Lakers swapped their starting lineup, moving backup point guard Dennis Schroder into the first five for Jarred Vanderbilt, who had missed his 10 previous field-goal attempts over the series — a stretch dating to early in the second half of the third quarter of Game 2.
The Lakers, though, didn’t panic, playing with a mostly consistent sense of urgency and focus, minus some ill-advised jumpers and turnovers. The Lakers valued each point so much that D’Angelo Russell pumped his fist when Lonnie Walker IV made a free throw in the second quarter.It was necessary advice. If they stayed still, the Warriors would probably push past.
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