Anthony Davis scored 30 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in one of his best postseason performances as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-112 on Tuesday night in an exciting start to the long-awaited NBA playoff series. face to face again.
In the closing minutes of the game, the Warriors scored 14 in a row to tie the game, but three behind, Dennis Schroeder made a key rebound from Jordan Poole’s missed three-pointer and then hit two free throws that killed the game.
Austin Reeves’ second three-pointer in the third quarter, followed by one from James, who fought from long range all game long, made it 86-76 with 5:50 left in the period. The Lakers were able to hold on to the lead thanks to the contributions of everyone, including Jared Vanderbilt, their defense specialist, who did a great job defending Curry throughout the game.
The Western Conference semi-final series is the first since 1991 between the Lakers and the Warriors in the playoffs.
The Lakers, who had just eliminated the second seed Memphis Grizzlies in six games, had a very strong first half with 23 points and 11 rebounds off Anthony Davis, although the halftime score was only 65-64 in their favor due to that the defending NBA champions hit 13 3-pointers (on 30 attempts), setting a new franchise record, against just one for Los Angeles (on 8 attempts).
The second game of the series will take place this Thursday in San Francisco before the fighting moves to Los Angeles.
News in development.
Source: La Opinion
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