The Los Angeles Lakers secured a 117-112 victory over Golden State in Game 1 of their playoff series thanks to a monumental showing from Anthony Davis, who became the first Laker since Shaquille O’Neal to notch a 30-point, 20-rebound game. Despite Stephen Curry (27 points), Klay Thompson (25), and Jordan Poole (21) becoming the first trio in NBA history with six threes each in a playoff game, LeBron James had the last laugh with a solid 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Needless to say, NBA Twitter lit up with reactions to the Lakers’ win.
The Lakers winning the game when Poole matches LeBron’s scoring and the Warriors hit FIFTEEN more 3s is not exactly a good sign for the defending champs.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) May 3, 2023
All the conversation was around Steph and Bron and rightfully so… but failed to mentioned a generational talent in Anthony Davis!!! The Warriors better realize that this ain’t Sabonis they’re playing against. Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 3, 2023
The Lakers, who were in THIRTEENTH PLACE after the All Star Break, and were 50-1 to win the championship as recently as 45 days ago, are now down to 7-1 to win the NBA title, and just +250 to win the conference.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) May 3, 2023
Warriors fan getting ready to blame the refs for FT discrepancy, completely ignoring the fact that they took 53 three pointers pic.twitter.com/4QcybIHy6j
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) May 3, 2023
LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the first teammates with 20-10-5 and 3 blocks in the same playoff game since blocks were first tracked in 1973-74 season. pic.twitter.com/LeUMzDybwo
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 3, 2023
