Warriors Take Down Lakers in Battle for Ninth Place in the West

Alos Lakers everything came together in one key match in the fight for ninth place in the West, which gives the court factor in the first play-in crossing. The Angelenos, Without Anthony Davis due to an eye injury and with LeBron James feverish, they lost at home 120-134 against the Warriors that, like in the old days, they once again enjoyed the best versions of Stephen Curry (23 points with 6/6 in triples), Klay Thompson (27 and 5/10) and Draymond Green (15 and 5/7).

The Warriors have won eight of the last nine games and they have placed themselves within half a victory of the Lakers. In addition, they have won the tiebreaker with the Angelenos and have one more game left to play. It is up to them to snatch ninth place from LeBron and company to play a hypothetical play-in duel in San Francisco. The locals lost the opportunity to reach eighth place after the Kings’ defeat and now they can fall to tenth place.

The Lakers forward could do little else in an epic effort. Playing with fever, he had 33 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in 37 minutes on the track despite his obvious symptoms of fatigue. He greatly missed the company of Davis, who had been playing at a high level on both sides of the court. Furthermore, they encountered the brutal aim by the Warriors, who finished with 26 triples, the most allowed by the Angelenos, with a 63.4% success rate.

Davis and LeBron’s problems

Davis’ presence seems decisive in the Lakers’ next duels and, of course, at the play-in junction. The center went to the pavilion to see if he could play, but he could not overcome the headaches and nausea caused by the blow to the head he received in the last game against Wolves. Although he is not in the concussion protocol, it is unknown when he will be able to play again.

LeBron arrived at the venue just an hour before the start of the game after being sidelined against the Wolves due to the flu.. He didn’t do his usual training ritual, but he ended up playing and being the best on his team. His commitment was not enough some Lakers who, at the most delicate moment of the season, have kept just what they had. Against the Warriors, everything came together.

Usman Garuba had two minutes with the Warriors. He didn’t shoot a basket, he put up a block and lost a ball. It was the fifth game that the Spaniard played this season in the NBA and the second in a row after finishing his outstanding G League season with the linked team.

2024-04-10 05:47:27
#usual #Warriors #give #Lakers #encouragement