Three takeaways from LeBron, Lakers wearing down, eliminating Warriors

LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take long to see where this game was headed.

The Lakers opened Game 6 shooting 6-of-6 from the floor, while the Warriors were 3-of-13 in that same time. The Lakers were up by as many as 17 in the first quarter, and while the Warriors got within as few as four, it never felt like the Lakers would lose this game by early in the third quarter.

LeBron James was not going to let them.

LeBron and a balanced Lakers attack won Game 6 122-101, taking the series 4-2 and advancing to the Western Conference Finals (which start in Denver on Tuesday).

As for the Warriors…

“This is not a championship team. If it were, we’d be moving on,” coach Steve Kerr said.

Here are three takeaways from Game 6.

Every time you think LeBron is running on empty and at age 38 and has to conserve his energy for selected bursts, he does things like drops a 30-point, nine rebound, nine assist close-out game. LeBron played his best, most efficient game of the series shooting 10-of-14 and getting to the line 11 times.

LeBron showed OUT in Game 6