Global Courant 2023-05-13 19:51:14
ISTANBUL
The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat qualified for the Western and Eastern Conference Finals, respectively, after defeating the Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks on Friday.
At Crypto.com Arena, LeBron James led the Lakers to a 4-2 series win with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, while Anthony Davis had a double-double with 17 points and 20 rebounds.
“It was great to be able to play one of our most productive games, one of our best games of the series, and it started thanks to our defensive matchup,” James later said. “We’ve had a high level of defense and when we do, we can be extremely good. I thought we were locked into as much 48 minutes as possible tonight.”
Austin Reaves scored 23 points and D’Angelo Russell scored 19 in their 122-101 win over the Warriors.
Stephen Curry was Golden State’s top scorer with 32 points, while Donte DiVincenzo added 16 points.
The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will face off in the Western Conference Finals in the 2023 NBA playoffs.
Heat advances to the finals in the East
The Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 of their second round series to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Jimmy Butler helped the Miami team with 24 points and Bam Adebayo 23 points in their 4-2 series win.
Jalen Brunson gave the Knicks 41 points, but his effort wasn’t enough to secure the win.
“I have to give them a lot of credit. They didn’t play like the 8th seed – they were amazing. I have a lot of respect for them and that organization. I like the way we fought,” said Brunson.
The Miami Heat will face the winner of the Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers game.
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