NBAPlayoffs The Lakers took game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals Tuesday night, defeating the Warriors 117-112 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The battle between the Bay and LA begins tonight with Game 1 at Chase Center, as LeBron and Stephen meet for the fifth time in the playoffs, but now in the Western Conference.
Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors' rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry's 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D'Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go.
For all-time scoring leader James and Curry - who has the most 3-pointers ever - this is a new chapter in the long rivalry between the superstars after they faced off in four straight NBA Finals from 2015-2018 while James played for Cleveland. Curry scored 27 points, Splash Brother Klay Thompson had 25, and Kevon Looney grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds for his fourth game of this postseason with 20 or more. He also had 10 points and five assists. Thompson made a 3 with 5:19 to go that cut the Lakers' lead to 112-104.
The defending champion Warriors will try to even the series in Game 2 on Thursday night back on their home floor.
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