After an uncompetitive couples of games to begin the play-in tournament yesterday, the Lakers and Warriors gave the people what they wanted tonight with a wildly entertaining back-and-forth affair.
Steph Curry finished with 37 points and seven rebounds on 6-9 three-point shooting, but it was LeBron James who had the last laugh with 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and a spectacular game-clinching three from the parking lot as the Lakers held on for the 103-100 win.
Here’s how NBA players around the league reacted to what was an excellent night of hoops at Staples Center:
What a gameee!!! 🍿🍿🍿
— Bogdan Bogdanovic (@LeaderOfHorde) May 20, 2021
Never bet against bron
— Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) May 20, 2021
Never bet against LeBron.
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) May 20, 2021
Very good game. NBA won tonight.
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021
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Draymond is a mf
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) May 20, 2021
🤯
— Tyrese Maxey (@TyreseMaxey) May 20, 2021
Actor of the year 🤣
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021
Bron ain’t slick he wanted to rest for them free throws 😂
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021
Steph conditioning off the charts
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021
Steph went video game mode to end the half lol
— Maurice Harkless (@moe_harkless) May 20, 2021
🎮🎮🎮
— Hamidou Diallo (@hamidoudiallo) May 20, 2021
#PLAYIN way better from the 🛋 😂 #NBAPlayoffs
— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) May 20, 2021
LFG
— kuz (@kylekuzma) May 20, 2021