The biggest fear with the Los Angeles Lakers falling to the play-in was the potential for a nightmare scenario: what if everything that could go wrong did? Well, it just about did, and they still won.
After trailing for three straight quarters, the Lakers made a spirited run in the fourth quarter — which was capped off by LeBron James hitting a shot from Stephen Curry range right in Stephen Curry’s face — to beat the Golden State Warriors 103-100 at Staples Center on Wednesday. The Lakers will now advance to the first round as the No.