#6 WARRIORS at #7 LAKERS | FULL GAME 4 HIGHLIGHTS | May 8, 2023
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The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 4, 104-101. LeBron James led the Lakers with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists as Anthony Davis added 23 points and 15 rebounds. Lonnie Walker IV scored all 15 of his points in the 4th quarter, shooting 6-9 from the floor for Los Angeles. Stephen Curry tallied the third triple-double of his Playoff career with 31 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds while Draymond Green totaled 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists for the Warriors. The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-1, with Game 5 taking place on Wednesday, May 10 (10:00 p.m. ET, TNT).
Stephen Curry recorded the third triple-double of his Playoff career for the Warriors, tying Tom Gola for second-most in Warriors franchise history, only Draymond Green has more:
Draymond Green – 10
Tom Gola / Stephen Curry – 3
Anthony Davis has recorded 37 blocks through the first ten games of this year’s Playoffs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the only player in Lakers franchise history with more blocks over such a ten-game span (since tracking for blocks began in 1974):
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 43 blocks over first ten games in the 1983 Playoffs
We know Draymond Green can make those plays.
So can Gary Payton II if the Lakers put Davis on Payton.
...goes back to San Francisco for Wednesday night's Game 5.
Anthony Davis gets up the first shot.
That is cash, money, and that...
Lawyers had 19 turnovers in that Game 3 loss.
Curry!
Whatever it takes to win.
And he says, look, with his team out there, with D'Angelo Russell,
he wants to empower those guys to play their role and find themselves.
Curry, nice dish.
Nothing there for Payton.
Inside Wiggins.
Great ball movement by the Warriors.
Buys them some space inside.
They lead at 11-6.
It's three straight possessions where they've had Anthony Davis' man,
the guy he's guarding, set the pick, and they've gotten the ball back.
Davis.
Pouncing on Davis.
Two to shoot.
One to shoot.
Davis knocks it in.
Got himself free.
Why they thought the rest right now would be beneficial.
Thompson.
And he stops the drought.
First basket for the Warriors.
Tied at 16 now.
Interesting to see the personnel decisions for both coaches.
Russell hits a mid-range jumper.
Los Angeles Lakers, remember, they won by 40 in Game 6 of the series
against Memphis as LeBron, coming out of the timeout, gets position.
Once again.
And a turnover.
The Lakers give it away.
LeBron up ahead.
Taking on LeBron.
Finds Moses Moody.
Got his man up in the air and lays it.
Warriors have no one who can match up with them.
DiVincenzo.
Three-quarter is true.
Wow, they needed that.
If we do that, we think we'll be in good shape.
And Curry gets the offensive rebound and able to lay it in.
So, Steve Kerr going with his starting five.
With a pick-and-roll with Steph Curry and Anthony Davis' man setting the pick.
Anthony Davis hits it.
Gave him 119 points off the bench.
And then had 12 in Game 3.
There's Green on a rim run, set up by Curry.
Green flying up the floor, playing five on four here.
The Warriors, and Peyton lays it in.
And Darvin Hamm is upset.
Hand-offs or pick-and-roll action.
They want AD away from the basket, not to be a shot-blocking threat.
And look at what just happened right there.
That's exactly what happened.
Great stuff there, Chris.
Exactly what.
And now Reeves.
Draymond giving him a lot of room.
Wiggins guarding Anthony Davis.
Spins like a double and finishes.
Strong move.
Quick move.
Peyton, again, with the lane empty.
Boy, Chris was right on that.
Great report.
LeBron James, man, and then a second pick-and-roll to bring Davis up.
And Davis on the missed three.
Running the floor for the jam.
And not letting his Warrior half-court defense get set.
LeBron James catches one in.
Back-to-back threes.
And a five-point Laker lead.
Four to shoot.
Thompson in the corner.
Back to Green.
Got to get one up here.
Wiggins.
Yes.
Now the shots are falling, both sides.
Thompson.
James picks him up.
And now Draymond Green, a little fake on the pass.
Able to lay it in.
Well, Gibson.
Fortunate to have some teammates there.
My life is better.
They got to get Davis.
That basket attacking.
Davis with that sweet jumper.
Able to knock it in.
Warriors still down three.
Never mind.
That's a three-pointer by Curry.
They don't have an answer yet, the Lakers,
to the Davis or the Curry-Rooney pick-and-roll.
No answer for Davis either.
He's got 19.
He's got 13 in the quarter.
Curry gets Davis on his back and lays it in with a foul.
From the Lakers, Anthony Davis finished a three-point play
with about three minutes left in that second quarter
as Payton gets a layup.
More points in the paint.
Two for 13 for the Lakers.
That one falls.
You know it wouldn't be long.
And the Golden State Warriors behind the Thompson.
Lakers can take the lead now.
Austin Reeves in the corner.
It's good.
Set up by LeBron James.
Lakers in front.
Misses.
Thompson secures it.
Stephen Curry with 17, 9 and 9.
They make it 17, 10 and 9 for Curry.
Curry cuts.
Curry lays it in.
Dennis Schroeder on the floor to guard Curry,
and he blew past him.
Steph Curry making great passes to other people.
That's playing for your teammates.
What a tough shot by Schroeder.
The hands of Wiggins.
Wiggins, a burst to the basket and a layup.
Lakers are best when they are in transition.
Extra pass, Moses Moody.
DiVincenzo on the fly by.
Finds Moody.
Moody lets it go.
And Moody hits.
Wiggins on James.
Gets a step.
James barrels his way in and lays it in.
So as Schroeder gets a great steal.
On his back.
Oh, yes.
What a finish.
Stephen Curry with a little magic to DiVincenzo.
LeBron James playing as a point guard.
That's when he's at his best.
They've got to get him back those situations.
And LeBron scores.
A couple layups.
Six in the quarter for Schroeder.
Curry finds DiVincenzo.
And that one's good.
DiVincenzo.
Thank you, coach.
Thank you.
Thanks to Darvon Hamm.
Lonnie Walker gets up the first.
Shot on the fourth.
And number four drills a three for L.
So Wiggins will have shots.
James wanted to switch.
Gets it.
Curry guarding him.
There's Davis.
Turn around.
It's good.
Drayvon pushes.
Drayvon Green.
Davis.
Yes, sir.
Stephen Curry.
Out of bounds.
Two great efforts by the Warriors.
Oh, Lonnie Walker.
Delivers another in the fourth corner.
All seven of his points coming in this fourth.
He's three for three.
Curry is fouled.
Five to shoot.
Walker's feeling it.
Walker long too.
Okay, Lonnie Walker.
He was patient.
Down there in the dunker spot right now.
Warriors.
They close off the gaps.
Curry.
Yeah, they're at 37 right now.
Reeves.
Guarded by Moody.
Austin Reeves.
Good shot.
Austin Reeves makes it a two-point game.
19 points.
Warriors have 13 points at this point trying to add to it.
Curry does.
Off the glass.
So after the turnover.
Lonnie Walker's been excellent in this fourth quarter.
He stays.
And Lonnie Walker keeps it rolling.
He's got 11.
All 11.
LeBron James.
Thompson in the corner.
It's good.
Thompson sticks the landing.
And the Warriors.
To your point, Coach.
Got to stay ready.
Lonnie Walker guarded by Curry.
Walker.
Pull up.
Walker hits another one.
Put Davis back in the pit.
Lays it in.
Put some English on it.
What are you switching?
On and off the ball.
And then when will you give a foul?
Three.
It's a jump.
Lose the guy you're matched up with.
Particularly Lonnie Walker and Austin Reeves.
They've got to stay with those guys.
Davis.
And it's in the hands of Curry who falls down.
He just throws it in the air.
It was a death.
But the Warriors, let's remember, no timeouts either.
So somebody, if they get a steal, has simply got to throw it at the rim.
James finds Reeves.
Ball.
And that's it.
Ball game over.
The Lakers come storming back in game four.