In the NBA duel defending champions against record champions, the Los Angeles Lakers have all the cards in their hands. In game four against the Golden State Warriors, the Schröder team clinched a hard-fought home win.
The Los Angeles Lakers with national team captain Dennis Schröder are only one win away from entering the finals of the Western Conference in the NBA playoffs.
Despite being twelve points behind, the record champions of the North American basketball league still won 104:101 in the second half against the Golden State Warriors and lead in the best-of-seven series after victories 3:1. In order to progress, a team has to win four times, the next game will take place on Thursday night in San Francisco.
Walker scores 15 points in the final quarter
In the end, the match winner was Lonnie Walker IV, who scored all of his 15 points in the final quarter and gave the Lakers an excellent starting position. “We won’t win this game without Lonnie Walker, that’s for sure,” said Lakers superstar LeBron James, who was his team’s top scorer with 27 points.
“As tough as this game was, it’s going to get tougher. We understand that, we know that,” James said ahead of the trip to Northern California. Schröder also emphasized the importance of the upcoming game: “We now have three wins, that’s a great prerequisite and a great position, but we have to play game five as if we were 0: 3 behind,” he told the German Press Agency .
Curry weakens from the three-line
The best pitcher of the game was Warriors star Stephen Curry with 31 points, but an unusually weak three-pointer yield with only 3 goals in 14 attempts caused his team trouble. Anthony Davis contributed 23 points to the Lakers, Schröder scored ten points.
After a weak third quarter, the hosts, driven by Schröder’s energy, worked their way back in the final quarter and equalized to 84:84. The man from Braunschweig pushed the Warriors into turnovers with good defensive work. Because both teams missed many chances in attack, the game remained tight and exciting until the end – thanks to Walker with the happy faces on the Lakers side.
Source: Stern
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