Lakers vs Warriors

2022 - 3 - 6

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LeBron James scores 56 in 'desperation' mode as Lakers beat ... (The Guardian)

LeBron James scored a season-high 56 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 124-116 to snap a four-game losing streak.

Golden State ran over Los Angeles with 42 points in the second quarter to take a 67-62 halftime lead. “I said, ‘Right now, I don’t give a damn about the 56. “Our guys were following me off the floor tonight going into the locker room and they asked me, ‘How does it feel to score 56?’” James, whose career-best 61 came for Miami against Charlotte in 2014, told ESPN after the game. “There’s more games coming, so we’ve got to do this ourselves. It was his third-most points in a regular-season game and 13th time he has had at least 50. On Saturday night, James showed he is still more than capable of piling up the points in a variety of ways.

'No words': LeBron winds back clock with absurd 56-pt explosion ... (Fox Sports)

'No words': LeBron winds back clock with absurd 56-pt explosion; Sixers stunned — NBA Wrap.

Save for a brief moment in the opening minute of the first quarter, Miami led from start to finish, racing into a 20-point lead early in the second quarter. The win puts the Grizzlies’ into second place in the Western Conference, improving to 44-21. In other games, Ja Morant and Desmond Bane scored 25 points and 24 points respectively to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 124-96 blowout over the Orlando Magic. New BINGE customers Try 14-Days Free > That left Sixers big man Embiid isolated as the Heat’s defense took control to restrict the Sixers scoring, including a season-low 14 points in the first quarter. The Lakers remain ninth in the West, five games back of the eighth-placed Clippers, appearing bound for the 9th-10th play-in game which would see them needing to beat a team like New Orleans and then one of the Clippers or Timberwolves to make the playoffs.

Warriors vs. Lakers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions (Hoops Hype)

The Golden State Warriors (43-21) play against the Los Angeles Lakers (35-35) at STAPLES Center Game Time: 8:30 PM EST on Saturday March 5, ...

– pic.twitter.com/kXm1zX7Gd7– 8:10 PM Los Angeles Lakers@ Lakers –9:06 PM Golden State Warriors@ warriors He’s set to be evaluated in two weeks –8:37 PM Mirjam Swanson@ MirjamSwanson Went 6-17 Thursday in Dallas. –8:53 PM Mirjam Swanson@ MirjamSwanson –9:47 PM Golden State Warriors@ warriors –10:41 PM Mike Trudell@ LakersReporter Lakers shooting 54.2% (13-24), Warriors shooting 41.7% (10-24). –9:06 PM Mike Trudell@ LakersReporter –11:05 PM The Ringer@ ringernba Went 6-17 Thursday in Dallas. – He’s set to be evaluated in two weeks – Lakers shooting 54.2% (13-24), Warriors shooting 41.7% (10-24). –

Lakers vs. Warriors: Stream, lineups, injury reports and broadcast ... (LeBron Wire)

The Warriors, meanwhile, have been having their own struggles, as they've dropped seven of their last nine contests. Stephen Curry hasn't consistently found his ...

Avery Bradley (right knee effusion) is probable Stephen Curry hasn’t consistently found his shooting eye yet, and although they rank first in defensive rating, the normally potent Warriors are just 11th in offensive rating. The Lakers are going through a miserable slump, having lost four games in a row and 11 of their last 14.

Lakers vs. Warriors Final Score: LeBron outduels Stephen Curry in win (Silver Screen and Roll)

LeBron James wasn't going to allow the Lakers to lose another close one against Stephen Curry and the Warriors.

However, the Warriors battled back by the end of the second, leading by 5 heading into halftime following a back-and-forth frame. The Lakers actually came out strong in this one, outscoring the Warriors 27-15 over the first 10 minutes of the game. The Los Angeles Lakers once again got a superlative effort from LeBron James, and this time it was enough for them to take home an actual victory rather than just a moral one.

Lakers vs. Warriors score, takeaways: LeBron James scores season ... (CBSSports.com)

The 37-year-old turned back the clock, pouring in 56 points for his highest-scoring game as a member of the Lakers, and the third-highest scoring game of his ...

hahah austin reaves banks in a heave to beat the shot clock. he hits both to give him 56 on the night just the fourth player in nba history to get 50 points after turning 37 years old. They're allowing 114.9 points per 100 possessions in their last 10 games, and let the Lakers do pretty much whatever they wanted for most of Saturday night. All of a sudden they've fallen to third place in the West behind the surging Memphis Grizzlies, and if they don't get it together quickly, they're going to have the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks in their rear-view mirror. The Warriors got off to a flying start this season, opening up 18-2 to signify to the rest of the league that they were back as a title contender. Russell Westbrook's tenure with the Lakers has been a borderline disaster and could be approaching a tipping point. This was a truly incredible showing by LeBron and another reminder that he's still one of the league's premier players. After he made the first two, it was obvious he was searching for room to get off another one, and Jeff Van Gundy on the broadcast said it was a mistake. The two teams went back and forth all night long in a highly entertaining matchup that the Lakers eventually won, 124-116, snapping a four-game losing streak, thanks to a dominant performance by LeBron James. The 37-year-old turned back the clock, pouring in 56 points for his highest-scoring game as a member of the Lakers, and the third-highest scoring game of his career. He also became just the fourth player in NBA history to score 50 after turning 37 years old, joining Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Jamal Crawford. He got off to a terrific start, outscoring the Warriors by himself over the first five minutes, and never looked back.