The Lakers defeated the Warriors in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead, which will go down in history as the "Lonnie Walker Game". LeBron obviously knew before the game that Walker would have 15 4th quarter points to secure the win. Teams who have that 3-1 series advantage have a 264-13 record all-time. A 95.3% success rate. Then again, LeBron was able to do it in the 2016 Finals.
"That's a nice 3-1 lead you have there....it would be a shame if you blew it"- Steph Curry, probably.
We have seen Steph vs LeBron battle it out in the playoffs multiple times over the last decade. We have never seen Curry down like this in a series against LeBron. Curry had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in his 13th career triple-double for the defending champion Warriors, who will have to overcome a 3-1 series deficit for only the second time in franchise history to continue their NBA title defense. Golden State also did it in the 2016 Western Conference finals.
Warriors go back to the Bay area for Game 5, in which the rest of the series is win or go home. I think they take Game 5 and get some momentum back in the series. Judging how Curry played in Game 7 against the Sacremento Kings, I wouldn't count out the Warriors just yet.
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