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GAME 4: Warriors at Lakers at Crypto.com Area, at 7 p.m. TV: TNT. Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Stan Van Gundy (shade commentary), Chris Haynes (sideline reporting).
ODDS: Lakers -2.5. OVER/UNDER: 228. (Each from Caesars Sportsbook.)
CURRENT SERIES: Lakers lead 2-1. SEASON SERIES: Lakers went 3-1 towards the Warriors within the common season. PRIOR PLAYOFF HISTORY: Lakers have gained 6-of-7 postseason sequence, together with the final one in 1991.
Success will be blinding, in some methods. That’s why it’s wild to appreciate that the Warriors are very accustomed to this place — coming into Recreation 4 of a playoff sequence down 2-1.
The truth is, it’s precisely what they’ve confronted of their final three playoff sequence. They have been house for Recreation 4 final spherical towards Sacramento, however they have been on the street in Boston final 12 months within the NBA Finals, identical to they're on Monday evening in Los Angeles.
In opposition to the Celtics, Steph Curry willed the Warriors to a series-tying win and helped Golden State flip the tide to successful a title. Would possibly he must do the identical towards the Lakers?
There may be some consolation for Golden State on this place. They’ve been down 2-1 in six prior playoff sequence since Steve Kerr turned head coach. The 4 instances they’ve gained Recreation 4 to even the sequence at two video games apiece, they’ve gained the sequence.
They even misplaced Recreation 4 again within the 2016 Western Convention finals to Oklahoma Metropolis, however got here again to win the sequence. (Solely towards Toronto within the 2019 Finals have the Warriors not come again to win the sequence when down 2-1.)
However even when they've come again from down 3-1 earlier than, that doesn’t imply they need to signal as much as do it once more. And they might be sensible to strategy Monday’s sport in Los Angeles as if the season is on the road.
Comply with together with our reporters Madeline Kenney, Shayna Rubin and columnist Dieter Kurtenbach and different analysts offering their ideas concerning the sport.