After only one game, the storybook second-round playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers is living up to the hype.
Following a flurry of haymakers from each team, Anthony Davis and the Lakers landed the final knockout punch in Game 1 at San Francisco’s Chase Center, beating the Warriors, 117-112.
Davis led the Lakers with an impressive performance that featured 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting to go along with 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in 44 minutes.
Steph Curry tallied 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to bring the Warriors back, but it was too late against Davis and the Lakers.
Led by six 3-pointers each from Jordan Poole and Steph Curry, the Warriors rained 21 made 3s against the Lakers. However, it wasn’t enough to pace the Lakers and their 29 trips to the free-throw line.
With the Warriors trailing by only 3 points with under 10 seconds remaining in the game, Poole missed a deep jumper after pulling up from way beyond the arc to potentially tie the game.
Following the Warriors’ loss in Game 1, the NBA community on Twitter fired away with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Tuesday night.
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