“[He]beats you, you kinda gotta live with it” – Draymond Green on Lonnie Walker’s 4th quarter heroics
Lonnie Walker IV was the unsung hero for the LA Lakers after he dropped 15 points off the bench, helping his team capture the win. Draymond Green sounded off on the Game 4 loss against the Lakers, which ended in a series of unfortunate events for the Golden State Warriors in the closing seconds of their bout.
The Warriors were looking forward to even the series last night in Los Angeles. However, a total team effort from the Lakers made it difficult for them to capture a win on the road, which is crucial at this point in the series. Among those who helped tremendously was Walker, who had 15 points off the bench in his third game of the series.
Following the game, Green credited the young guard as one of the significant players that helped Los Angeles capture the win from last night's game. The Warriors forward talked about Lonnie Walker IV on his podcast recently.
"Lonnie Walker beats you, you kinda gotta live with it." Green said.
“Lonnie Walker beats you, you kinda gotta live with it.”
- Draymond Green
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Golden State fumbled the bag late in the fourth quarter after an attempt to replicate the "Hammer Play" to tie the game. LeBron James was able to read the play and call out defensive rotations earlier, which helped the Lakers adjust on defense. Los Angele needs just one more win to end the series and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Steph Curry played his heart out and had a triple-double in an attempt to win one game on the road. Curry had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists on the night.
LeBron countered Curry's performance with his own stellar outing. "King James" had 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles.
The 2020 champions have a chance to return to the Western Conference Finals, while the defending champions must overcome a 3-1 deficit in the series.
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Lonnie Walker IV should have more playing time in their series against the Warriors
The second-round series between the Warriors and the Lakers has been fun to watch. Both teams aren't ready to back down and have all-time great players leading their rosters.
Lonnie Walker IV had a chance to show out in last night's game and he should have more opportunities like what he had in Game 4.
His tenacity off the bench arguably can't be matched by anyone on the Warriors' bench. The only player who could come close to matching his energy is Jordan Poole, and he's struggled a ton in this year's playoffs.
Los Angeles has an opportunity to end the series in five games and Walker's ability to be a sparkplug could be their key to ending the series.
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