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Thursday, May 4, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 127–100.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Lakers100
Warriors127
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +30; Q4 GSW +27
On this day · 2021–22May 4, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Lakers-Warriors

Klay Thompson hits eight threes, Golden State tops Lakers

Stephen Curry goes for 20 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+11+30+27GSW AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33232420100
Warriors26414317127
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22, 16, 25, 30GSW30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20GSW20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23LAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 29, 20, 16, 7, 9, 6, 6, 21LAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 100Warriors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33232420100
Warriors26414317127
The story
Draymond Green had 11 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Los Angeles 127-100

Rui Hachimura led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 5 REB 11 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 43-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −7+11+30+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (5 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.4Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 30

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22, 16, 25, 30Warriors-Lakers · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23Lakers-Warriors · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 29, 20, 16, 7, 9, 6, 6, 21Lakers-Warriors · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20Warriors-Lakers · W
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
JaMychal GreenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 6, 15Warriors-Lakers · W
4.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 4, 8, 12, 21, 4, 8, 6, 11Warriors-Lakers · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors8