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Lakers throw Golden State Warriors out of NBA playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (r) throws over Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11). photo
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The Los Angeles Lakers are in the finals of the Western Conference and meet the Denver Nuggets. In game six against the Golden State Warriors they are clearly superior. Schröder is still angry.
After a dominant performance, the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA Conference Finals for the first time since their last championship three years ago and have ended the season of the Golden State Warriors.
Against the defending champion, the record champion came to a 122:101 and won the series in game six with the necessary fourth win.
“Not many on our team were in a crucial game. That was strong,” basketball superstar LeBron James praised his Lakers teammates. “It was the defending champions, they don’t just come out on their own. The way they throw, it’s incredible. We wanted to be aggressive everywhere. It started with Dennis (Schröder) and a good effort from everyone,” said Anthony Davis.
For the Lakers around James and the national team captain Dennis Schröder, who played from the start and was thrown off the field in the second half because of his second technical foul, the series against the Denver Nuggets. They also beat the Phoenix Suns 4-2. “It’s going to be a great series. We have respect for Denver,” said James.
Strong performance by James and Davis
James was the best pitcher for the Lakers with 30 points, while Steph Curry scored 32 points for the Warriors. Anthony Davis topped the game with 20 rebounds for the Lakers and had 17 points himself. Austin Reaves, who may play for the German national team in the future, delighted the Lakers fans with 23 points.
Schröder replaced Jarred Vanderbilt on the starting lineup, who recently played weakly on offense, and his aggressiveness and speed helped launch the Lakers. At 27:10 in the first quarter, the hosts were already 17 points ahead of the team around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green and delighted the spectators in the Crypto.com Arena with one successful action after the other. The Warriors stabilized and got into the game better, but didn’t take the lead once in the game and can no longer defend their title. The Lakers, on the other hand, still have a shot at championship number 18.