The champion fell! Lakers eliminated Warriors and will face the Nuggets in the West finals – Fox Sports

Los Angeles Lakers They were one of the most criticized teams at the beginning of the season, because they had only won two games and had fallen 10 times when the NBA campaign was just starting, but LeBron James and company they can boast that They will be in the Western Conference final. and look for the ticket for the NBA finals.

The team of Los Angeles defeated the Golden State Warriors 122-101 in it sixth game of the series and they stamped their ticket with the tie for his side 4-2.

He only obstacle that separates the Lakers and LeBron James of the NBA finals are Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.

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LeBron James is back in a big way

A masterful LeBron got his first game with 30+ points in the playoffs since 2020 and got away with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. The performance of the ‘King’ inspired the rest of his teammates, as five players registered more than 10 points, including a huge Anthony Davis (17 points and 20 rebounds) and a decisive Austin Reaves (23 points and six assists).

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champion’s fall

All the good things that can be salvaged from the Lakers can be debated about the Warriors.

Of the four titles won by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in the last 8 years, the playoffs of this edition are the first in which they do not reach the finals of the West.

A historical fall had a simple explanation and that is that they could only hit 13 of the 48 triples they attempted; Curry was just 4-of-14 from 3-point range, Klay Thompson was just 2-of-12 from that range and Jordan Poole was far from the surprise man with 3-of-10 3-pointers.

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