The Los Angeles Lakers found themselves in a back-and-forth battle with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. But with the game tied up and a possession going south quickly, it was LeBron James who bailed out the Lakers with a deep 3-pointer that wound up being the game-winner in the team’s 103-100 victory.
Coincidentally, the shot was reminiscent of the deep 3-pointers that Warriors star Stephen Curry is known for, but this one came right in his face as James lifted the Lakers to the seventh seed. Curry has hit plenty of those shots in his career and hit six 3-pointers for 37 points on this night, but it wasn’t quite enough.