Lonnie Walker IV scores 15 fourth-quarter points to help the Lakers defeat Golden State in Game 4 and move within one win of conference finals.
were putting together the kind of stretch that had the home crowd back engaged, that had them ready to explode late in Game 4 against Golden State.Lonnie Walker IV, center, is embraced by teammates LeBron James, right, and Anthony Davis after their Game 4 defeat of the Warriors on Monday night.
With Walker doing so much on offense, James was able to switch onto Curry and guard one of the toughest covers in the league. He had legs to make free throws and burst to draw fouls on Curry to get there. But Walker’s fourth quarter, which came after he fell out of the rotation following the trade deadline, ensured his team would win.“It’s going to be a tough one,” Ham said.
It’s why this stage of the season is so tough, the NBA playoffs forcing teams to somehow get better and better with each game. But after the Lakers adjusted and dominated the game defensively in Game 3, with Davis blowing up entry passes with his length and instincts, Kerr again switched things up by benching Green and starting Gary Payton II.“[It] just depends on your team,” Kerr said pregame when asked about his willingness to make quick changes. “Five years ago, we weren’t gonna make any lineup changes unless there was an injury.
The Lakers’ adjustments have been less obvious, defensive matchups and rotation tweaks. For instance, Monday, the Lakers sat Davis early in the first quarter instead of James, switching the normal substitution plan from the series.But Walker had a turnover on a three-on-two, and Dennis Schroder, who played 35 minutes trying to guard Curry and Thompson, flipped a behind-the-back pass intended for Davis out of bounds, two huge empty possessions in a game in which they all felt so important.
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