Lakers beat Warriors, move one step away from NBA Western Conference Finals

With 27 points from Los Angeles star LeBron James lakes They beat the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Monday and are one step away from the NBA Western Conference Finals.

The lakes They now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 in the West semifinals.

The Los Angeles quintet now have a chance to advance to their first finals appearance to complete the cap on Wednesday in San Francisco. Western Conference He has been the champion since 2020.

Center Anthony Davis topped LeBron with 23 points and 15 rebounds.

Meanwhile, the Warriors’ Stephen Curry had a triple-double of 31 points, 10 sacks and 14 assists.

Below are the 2022-2023 NBA Playoff Conference Semifinal results (each team’s seeding number in parentheses.

— Eastern Conference

– Boston Celtics (2nd) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (3rd)

(series tied 2-2)

May 1: Celtics 115-119 Sixers

May 3: Celtics 121-87 Sixers

May 5: Sixers-Celtics 102-114

May 7: Sixers-Celtics 116-115 after overtime

May 9: Celtics-Sixers

May 11: Sixers-Celtics

May 14: Celtics vs. Sixers (if necessary)

– New York Knicks (5th) vs. Miami Heat (8th)

(Heat lead series 3-1)

April 30: Knicks-Heat 101-108

May 2: Knicks-Heat 111-105

May 6: Heat 105-86 Knicks

May 8: Heat vs. Knicks 109-101

May 10: Knicks-Heat

May 12: Heat – Knicks (if necessary)

May 15: Knicks – Heat (if needed)

— Western Conference

– Denver Nuggets (1st) vs. Phoenix Suns (4th)

(series tied 2-2)

April 29: Nuggets-Suns 125-107

May 1: Nuggets-Suns 97-87

May 5: Suns-Nuggets 121-114

May 7: Suns-Nuggets 129-124

May 9: Nuggets-Suns

May 11: Suns – Nuggets (if necessary)

May 14: Nuggets – Suns (if necessary)

– Los Angeles Lakers (7th) vs. Golden State Warriors (6th)

(Lakers lead series 3-1)

May 2: Warriors-Lakers 112-117

May 4: Warriors-Lakers 127-100

May 6: Lakers-Warriors 127-97

May 8: Lakers-Warriors 104-101

May 10: Warriors-Lakers

May 12: Lakers – Warriors (if necessary)

May 14: Warriors – Lakers (if necessary)