Despite Steph Curry’s best efforts, the Warriors’ dynasty is one loss to LeBron James and the Lakers away from a possible break-up.
LOS ANGELES — I will not write off the Warriors, who are now down 3-1 in their Western Conference Semifinals series with the Los Angeles Lakers.Because until the Warriors are actually eliminated, with the final shovel full of dirt hitting the top of the Warriors’ coffin coming in the form of a fourth loss in the series, I refuse to believe this dynasty — undefeated in the Western Conference playoffs since 2015 — is dead.
Curry wasn’t perfect on Monday — he shot 3-for-13 from beyond the arc, including two go-ahead shots in the final 30 seconds — but in a game the Warriors needed to win to avoid the brink, he nearly carried his team over the finish line, registering a triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists.
But the other Warriors didn’t pick up even the tiny amount of slack Curry left them. Professional basketball might be defined by superstars, but it’s still a team game.In Game 4, the Lakers’ LeBron James and Anthony Davis had each other, Austin Reaves , and Lonnie Walker IV, a role player who scored all 15 of his points in the fourth-quarter points to lift the Lakers.
Thompson has been a one-way player in this series — offense or defense, but never both. Monday, it was just defense, and that ebbed, too.
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