The unheralded Lonnie Walker outshot Stephen Curry in the fourth quarter of a playoff win that put his Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of a place in the Western Conference finals. “[It’s] the greatest feeling you could ever imagine,” Walker said with a smile. “As a kid, this is something I’ve been dreaming of.” Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 second-round series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.
LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who are one win away from knocking out the reigning NBA champions.
Los Angeles overcame Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker, who has made a seismic impact in returning to the Lakers’ rotation in this series.
He went 6 for 9 in the fourth quarter, starting with a three-pointer on the opening possession of the period to cut Golden State’s lead to four points.