With a strong performance on Saturday night at the Crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Lakers established a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Davis put on another comeback performance, winning 127-97 with 25 points and 13 rebounds.
Lakers Davis Puts Sceptics To Rest
Anthony Davis, the Lakers’ star centre, was once again the target of criticism after the Lakers lost Game 2 to the Bay Area on Thursday night, but he answered with a huge comeback performance to help LA to the easy victory at home. Davis wasn’t the one who got the Lakers’ night off to a good start. D’Angelo Russell had an outstanding first period, scoring 11 of LA’s first 17 points and 13 of them. But at the end of the quarter, both he and the Lakers would lose steam. Russell played a significant role in setting the tone early in Game 3 by scoring all 21 of his points there.
Warriors Klay Vs Lakers Russel
Klay Thompson battled Russell early on and appeared to be headed for a big game for the second day in a row, but he lost steam after scoring 11 points in the first quarter and finished with 15 points. James, who is 38 years old, played 32 minutes in the Game 3 victory and finished the game with 21, 8 and 8. LA went on a significant run to take command of the match at the half. From then, they would extend the lead and keep the Warriors at least an arm’s length away for the remainder of the evening.
The LeBron Field Goal for Lakers
LeBron James didn’t attempt a field goal for the first 18 minutes of the game, but after the Lakers fell behind by nine points in the second quarter, they began to run away with the game. James began his night by making free throws, and as part of a 13-0 run that gave the Warriors the lead just before halftime, he added a layup in transition, a three, and a three in the corner. With little over 6 minutes remaining in the second quarter, LeBron attempted his first field goal.
Warriors War With Fouls
As the defending champs second half was an error filled one, Golden State was limited to just 18 points in the second quarter. In a quarter where they only scored 18 points, they received calls for two technical fouls, a flagrant foul, and a take foul.
The Result
This game ended with a Kuminga basket The Lakers win Game 3 at home by a score of 30 over Golden State!
The Lakers return to the Crypto.com Arena on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, and while Golden State will attempt to steal one on the road, they have a chance to move forward to the next round with a victory.
