They almost let it slip away, but Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to get past the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.
Davis, after dropping 30 points and 23 rebounds, pushed the Lakers past the Warriors 117-112 at the Chase Center to take an early 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference semifinals. The win, after what was a rather dominant start to the second half, almost slipped away in the final moments.
The Warriors, who fell into a 14-point hole early in the fourth quarter, responded with a perfect 14-0 run capped by a pair of huge 3-pointers from Jordan Poole and Stephen Curry over nearly five minutes to completely erase the Lakers’ lead late in the game.