LeBron James isn’t concerned about the Lakers getting complacent after taking a 3-1 series lead against the Warriors, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times writes.
“I think we’ll be ready. One thing about when you play Golden State, you don’t have an opportunity to relax. You just don’t,” James said. “So I’m not worried about us going in there comfortable. You just can’t do it versus Golden State. It’s not possible.”
Game 5 will be played Wednesday night.
We have more on the Lakers:
- Austin Reaves broke out of a shooting slump to contribute 21 points in Game 4, six fewer than he had in the first three games combined against Warriors, Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times notes. Reaves went 7-of-15 from the field and made half of his six 3-point tries. “He just has to stay fearless, stay aggressive and stay locked in like he always has been,” coach Darvin Ham said of Reaves, who will enter restricted free agency after the season. “He’ll make it through the rough patches of the game.”
- The Lakers’ injury report for Game 5 hasn’t changed at all from Game 4. James and Anthony Davis, who have dealt with right foot ailments, are listed as probable by the team’s PR department (Twitter link) and it would be a big surprise if either missed the game. Mohamed Bamba is questionable again with left ankle soreness. Bamba hasn’t appeared in the series.
- Lonnie Walker IV, a free agent after the season, is brimming with self satisfaction after scoring 15 fourth-quarter points in Game 4. Walker has given the club a huge boost in the last two games. “The greatest feeling you could ever imagine,” Walker told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and other media members. “As a kid, this is something I’ve been dreaming of doing. Not just being a part of the playoffs, but impacting it, let alone winning in the playoffs. I’m truly proud of myself. It really shows my capabilities. Just my mental fortitude. I think the hardest thing of being able to play a lot and then not playing at all is sticking with it.”
Golden State has really wet the bed in this series. What an embarrasment!
Gotta give Lakers credit. The trade changed them. Made them deeper. And they are still growing as a team. I don’t think they win in Frisco …..
Poole (the 126 mi$$ion man) ——- 4gms
19.5 mins. 8 pts, 4.3 ast, 2.5 reb,
FT .667%, FG .353%, 3PT .353%
And we all know the kind of D he plays.
Money well spent …….
Pistons Wiseman – started 22 games
24 gms. 25.2 mins, 12.7 pts, 8.1 reb.
FT .712 %, FG .531%, Blk 1.
Yup money well spent …….
You’d think a guy who played with best twin towers ever. Would understand the importance of a true big. Or at least how to to use one. You give up on long term success. For a second round EXIT …… DOOHhH
Al, unfortunately for Warriors fans, you’re correct on most of your points here.
I truly hope Wiseman becomes an All Star.
The endless respect between the Lakers and Warriors, between LeBron and Steph especially, just makes me happy as a basketball fan. You can tell they’re never going to go easy or get complacent with each other, but they’re also kind about it. No need to swear a blood feud, just play.
You can bet the farm on a Warriors win tonight. Heck bet your brother’s farm as well. Game six I’m not sure about but tonight you can make a gazillion dollars if you’d like.
Make it 2 gazillion and you have a deal
Haha !!
Speaking of two here’s another tip. Buy the dip in Airbnb this morning. Easy money. When it goes up $10 sell. No hair on your balls, when it goes up $5 sell. Good cigarette money.
If there is dip in the airbnb fridge I am not touching it. If it’s beer or like bottled water and it’s not opened OK. But if ur digging in on some week old onion dip…yikes
WorthlessdropintheMonty makes a strange statement above. This is a new handle for this person and I noticed he’s blocked me because in the past under his previous handle I probably challenged him as to the validity of his outrageous off the wall statements.
For instance, why are the Warriors an embarrassment this series? It’s the second round of the playoffs and the Lakers look very good. Nothing embarrassing about that, it’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis and a few other guys have really stepped up and played well. No one’s embarrassed. A tip of the camp is what I would say but let’s see how game 6 plays out.
Some people hate the warriors because they are a dynasty. Like how people hate the Yankees. It has 0 to do with warriors just jealous their team never wins.
ARC, Monty is actually A’sfaninLexington. I remember he blocked me a while ago. He’s just come around again with a new username to go along with Steph8Rings.
I know I spend a lot of time here but who has the time to log in and out, and in and out, with different usernames? Cray cray.
Gary you’ve never “challenged” me. You aren’t capable of that. I just mute people when I see they posted something really dumb, which you must have done. If you think the Warriors aren’t embarrassed to be down 3-1 to a 60 year-old Lebron and Street Clothes, you are living in fantasy land.
WorthlessDropintheMonty, Okay so you have several handles and use all of them to read the comments that you’ve blocked with your other handles, then you log out and go back and log in again under Monty and make more comments. Interesting.
Well you’re right about the Fantasyland and it’s great you should try it. My Fantasyland has the Warriors winning today absolutely guaranteed 100%. The second part is that we’ll see if my Fantasyland is reality and if so, perhaps you could change your tone after tonight?
If not that’s okay too and continue labeling the most successful franchise of the last decade an embarrassment. Suit yourself.
I would expect nothing else of a commenter whose nickname is aimed at another commenter. The guy is just a troll.
Hey by the way Sixers fan right? They’re looking good versus the Celtics right now. I had picked Boston to come out of the East but the Sixers have different ideas. Good luck.
Thanks man. They’re really coming together and it’s great to see. Either way, I hope they can do enough to encourage Morey to keep the main crew together. The big 3 certainly have the talent to win it all.
The Warriors could be out after this one…
No one saw the Lakers doing this In January… The trade deadline turned this team around…
It’s weird having to root for the Lakers for 2 series in a row… If it’s the Nuggets next round at least it won’t be 3 in a row…