James made a long, go-ahead three-pointer with 58.2 seconds remaining, rallying the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-100 victory over the Golden State Warriors in a Western Conference play-in tournament game on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). LETHAL AS EVER Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James gets past Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson defends during the first half of an NBA basketball Western Conference playin game Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in Los Angeles. Golden State hosts Memphis, which defeated San Antonio in Wednesday's other play-in game, for the eighth seed on Friday. Los Angeles trailed by 13 at halftime and were down by 12 midway through the third quarter before rallying back. The Warriors were up 98-95 on Curry's bank shot before the Lakers scored seven of the game's final nine points.

Source: Manila Times May 20, 2021 16:20 UTC