Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
May 5,2021 at 10:00 PM
Lakers Defeat Warriors, 103-100
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors, 103-100, in the play-in game at Staples Center on Wednesday.

This game determined who would face the Phoenix Suns as the seven-seed in the Western Conference and the Lakers will head to Arizona to start that series over the weekend. With that said, the Warriors held the lead for the first three quarters but the Lakers rode a 61-45 second half to their comeback victory. There were five ties and three lead changes in the final quarter though, with LeBron James hitting the game-winning three from 35-feet out in the final minute. Los Angeles recorded 27 assists to 11 turnovers while Golden State committed 20 turnovers to just 18 assists. That can be attributed to the Lakers out-stealing the Warriors, 15-8.

The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry and his 37 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Andrew Wiggins amassed 21 points, three rebounds and two assists. Kent Bazemore collected 10 points, four rebounds and five steals. Draymond Green finished with two points, nine rebounds, eight assists, three steals and three blocks.

The Lakers got a triple-double from James, collecting 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals. Anthony Davis led the team with 25 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Dennis Schroder accrued 12 points, three rebounds and five assists while Alex Caruso led the bench with 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals.

Golden State's next game will be on Friday, playing host to the Memphis Grizzlies for the eight-seed. As for Los Angeles, they'll travel to face the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Posted on: 5/19/2021 9:57 PM
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