the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers compete in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Currently, the series is tied at 1-1, Game 3 on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Golden State is looking to regain its home field advantage with a win on the road, while the Lakers are winning at home by a 3-1 lead.
Whoever wins Game 3 will win the series, NBA analyst Ryan Hollins said on The Herd.
“Whoever wins this Game 3 wins the series.”
– @tweet On the Lakers and Warriors turn to Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/4BRLAHrlA8
– The Herd with Colin Coward (TheHerd) May 5, 2023
Hollins mentioned how Game 3 is the transmission and can give whoever wins a lot of confidence.
Also, both Hollins and Cowherd believe the X Factor for the Lakers is Anthony Davis.
He has to play well for the Lakers to stand a chance of winning.
In Game 2, Davis was completely shut out by Golden State.
He scored a modest 11 points and blocked shots 5-11.
You can expect Davis to be more aggressive in searching for his shot in Game 3.
Golden State was a terrible road team during the regular season, but they won two road games in their final series.
The Warriors must win one of these next two games if they want any chance of advancing.
Stephen Curry is usually due to perform a monster recording at least once in a series.
This is yet to come.
He was used much more as a distributor in Game 2 leading the Warriors to a 27-point victory.
Expect to see Curry transition from a scoring perspective and that could be all Golden State needs going forward.
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