LeBron James scored 25 points but the Lakers were unable to keep up with the Warriors late in the 121-106 loss in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.
led Golden State with 27 points, hitting a huge three at the buzzer before halftime and extinguishing the Lakers’ comeback attempts in the fourth quarter with seven straight points.“Just being in the present. Bringing our best effort tonight, and going out and winning a home game, that’s what this situation is and then you worry about what’s next after that,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before the game. “But there’s no — you don’t look ahead. You just look at this game and this moment.
It was worst-case scenario for the Lakers down the stretch, unable to get it close, but too competitive to get blown out early, the results possibly disastrous as they head back to Los Angeles for Game 6, Lakers’ Anthony Davis has his shot blocked by Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green as Donte Di’Vincenzo helps on defense in the second half of Game 5 of the NBA playoff Western Conference semifinals in San Francisco.
Davis finished fourth among centers, missing All-NBA behind Embiid, Sabonis and Denver’s Nikola Jokic, who made second team. The physicality of Game 5 was impossible to ignore. After Kerr spent the previous two days talking about the Lakers and flopping, the game was much more physical with the Lakers attempting just 15 free throws — same as Golden State.
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