#Golden state warriors score last night upgrade#
#Golden state warriors score last night series#

#Golden state warriors score last night series#

They snapped the Warriors' streak of 28 straight playoff series with at least one road win. The Lakers are 7-0 at home this postseason, counting the play-in tournament. 'A challenging year to say the least, but at the end of the day, we kept powering through, our vibes stayed positive, once we righted the ship and switched out some pieces, we came together, and I'm just happy and thankful that I get to sit in this seat and enjoy the ride,' Ham said. 7 seed to reach the conference finals since seeding began in 1984, joining the 1987 Seattle SuperSonics. Ham emptied his bench in the final minutes as the Lakers' crowd got to celebrate the 42nd conference finals berth in team history. Los Angeles took a 14-point lead into the fourth quarter and the Warriors cut it to 11 before the Lakers responded with an 11-0 run to double their edge. Schroder picked up his second technical foul and was ejected after a confrontation with Draymond Green, opening the door for more playing time for Game 4 star Lonnie Walker IV, who scored 8 of his 13 points in the third. Los Angeles kept up the pressure to start the third and quickly pushed its cushion to 19 with 7:35 remaining in the quarter - the Lakers' largest lead yet. 'You don't make many of those, but it did feel good when I shot it.' 'It felt good,' Reaves said of his 54-foot make to end the half. Reaves would finish with 23 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds - one of five Lakers in double figures. The Lakers doubled the lead to 10 by halftime 56-46, with Austin Reaves' half-court heave falling through the net to beat the second-quarter buzzer.

Curry scored 12 of his game-high 32 points in the opening frame, while his team struggled to find its rhythm against the Lakers' defense (3-for-14 from 3). Davis, who left Game 5 early after taking an inadvertent shot to the side of the head, was locked in from the start, with nine of his 17 points and 10 of his 20 rebounds coming in the opening frame.īut the Warriors, behind reigning Finals MVP Stephen Curry, cut it to five by the start of the second quarter. The Lakers jumped to a 27-10 lead with Ham's starting lineup shift - Dennis Schroder replacing Jarred Vanderbilt - sparking the offensive jolt. And I was able to make a few of them.'Īs the Lakers have done all postseason, Friday night was a strong performance coming on the heels of a disappointing loss. 'I just wanted to come in and make some plays and be efficient and defend at a high level and help rebound,' James said. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - the man James passed as the league's all-time leading scorer in February - sitting in the second row at Arena, James joined Abdul-Jabbar as the only other player age 38 or older to put up at least 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a playoff game. James had 30 points on 10-for-14 shooting, 9 rebounds and 9 assists as he snapped a personal streak of 18 straight playoff games scoring under 30 points. Their run continued Friday with a vintage performance from James.

#Golden state warriors score last night upgrade#

'I felt like if we ever had an opportunity to upgrade our roster and put some more balance around myself and, I felt like we could make a run,' LeBron James said, looking back at Los Angeles' rocky start. 500 and reach the conference finals since conferences were instated in the 1970-71 season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. They became just the fourth team in NBA history to be that many games below. The Lakers started the season 2-10 under first-year coach Darvin Ham and completely overhauled the roster midway through the year thanks to a flurry of trades by vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka. 7-seeded Lakers will go on the road to play the West's top seed, the Denver Nuggets, in Game 1 on Tuesday. Los Angeles took down the defending champion Golden State Warriors 122-101 in Game 6 on Friday to advance to the Western Conference finals. Now they are four wins away from the NBA Finals. LOS ANGELES - The Lakers started the season eight games under. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors Lakers eliminate Warriors in 6 games, advance to West finals You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser