{"id":434974,"date":"2023-05-07T00:24:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T04:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434974"},"modified":"2023-05-07T00:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T04:33:36","slug":"lakers-demolish-warriors-127-97-for-2-1-lead","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/lakers-demolish-warriors-127-97-for-2-1-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers demolish Warriors 127-97 for 2-1 lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Golden State Warriors in a dominant fashion 127-97 to take a 2-1 lead in second-round playoffs on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2-1, Lakers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nUFbTvLupB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/nUFbTvLupB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\/status\/1655049060242563072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAnthony Davis scored 25 points and had 13 rebounds, whereas LeBron James added another 21 points and 8 assists to Laker&#8217;s tally. James had a sluggish start as he recorded 0 shots in the first period for the first time in his career as far as playoff games are concerned.<\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;Angelo Russel had 21 points, 15 of which came from 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors had a difficult night and despite leading the first quarter, they were unable to pull their act together and were eventually overpowered by the Lakers. 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