(Photo : Harry How / Staff) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Stephen Curry (#30) of the Golden State Warriors takes a go in entrance of Lonnie Walker IV (#4) of the Los Angeles Lakers throughout a 104-101 Lakers win in sport 4 of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
During Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals sequence between the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers on Monday evening in Los Angeles, Stephen Curry was on the forefront of main the Warriors in a difficult sport.
Although Curry did every little thing he might to steer the Warriors to victory, Lonnie Walker’s contributions helped the Lakers safe the win and transfer one step nearer to the Western Conference Finals.
Lonnie Walker IV’s spectacular efficiency garnered lots of consideration on Twitter:
Lonnie Walker within the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/OAVYXDjLuS
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 9, 2023
Shoutout Lonnie Walker‼️
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 9, 2023
@lonniewalker_4 🔥🔥🔥 #GameChanger
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) May 9, 2023
4th quarter factors tonight:
17 — Golden State
15 — Lonnie Walker pic.twitter.com/JxiHymvrsa— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 9, 2023
The Lonnie Walker Game. Four phrases that by no means thought they’d be subsequent to one another within the second spherical of Lakers-Warriors.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) May 9, 2023
Game Changer. pic.twitter.com/5N6Br0hMjM
— Los Angeles Lakers ❼ (@CookedByLakers) May 9, 2023
Lonnie Walker simply went Manu Ginobili.
— Skip Bayless (@ActualSkipBayless) May 9, 2023
Lonnie MF Walker higher be TRENDING on this rattling app tonight!!! Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 9, 2023
The Warriors held a slim three-point lead at halftime because of a powerful surge on the finish of the second quarter.
Though each groups traded runs within the third, Curry and the Warriors got here out on prime by the top of the interval.
However, the Lakers rapidly erased the lead in the beginning of the fourth quarter with an 11-4 run led by Walker.
The Lakers have been in a position to maintain on to the lead within the closing three minutes of the sport, limiting the Warriors to only a Curry layup.
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Warriors Struggled From Behind the Arc
Despite getting a few attractiveness on the finish, Curry and the Warriors have been unable to beat the Lakers’ lead.
In the final quarter, the Lakers scored 27 factors, whereas the Warriors solely managed to attain 17 factors.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 27 factors and 10 rebounds, whereas Anthony Davis had 23 factors and 15 rebounds. Austin Reeves additionally contributed 21 factors.
Curry had an excellent sport with 31 factors, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds, incomes his third playoff triple-double of his profession.
Andrew Wiggins added 17 factors, and Klay Thompson had 9 factors on three 3-pointers. However, the Warriors struggled from behind the arc, capturing simply 12-of-41 and 6-of-17 from the sector within the fourth quarter.
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