LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Walker scored all 15 of his points in a stunning fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Day 4. Monday night.
LeBron James had 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who came close to an unlikely trip to the Western Conference Finals with their eighth straight home win since March.
Los Angeles beat Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker, who made a seismic return to the Lakers rotation this series after the former starter was stuck on the bench in recent weeks.
Curry had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in his 13th career triple-double for the defending champion Warriors, who will have to overcome a 3-1 series deficit for only the second time in franchise history to continue defending their NBA title. Golden State also did so in the 2016 Western Conference Finals.
Game five is Wednesday night in San Francisco.
109- Kicks. 101
Miami (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and Miami pulled away for its third trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in the past four years by leading New York.
Max Stross scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry added 15, and Caleb Martin added ten points for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the Eastern Semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and a potential first playoff — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night.
Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-ranked New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle 20 for the Knicks before being fouled with about three minutes left.
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