And I was able to make a few of them.'Īs the Lakers have done all postseason, Friday night was a strong performance coming on the heels of a disappointing loss. 'I just wanted to come in and make some plays and be efficient and defend at a high level and help rebound,' James said. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - the man James passed as the league's all-time leading scorer in February - sitting in the second row at Arena, James joined Abdul-Jabbar as the only other player age 38 or older to put up at least 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a playoff game. James had 30 points on 10-for-14 shooting, 9 rebounds and 9 assists as he snapped a personal streak of 18 straight playoff games scoring under 30 points. Their run continued Friday with a vintage performance from James. 'I felt like if we ever had an opportunity to upgrade our roster and put some more balance around myself and, I felt like we could make a run,' LeBron James said, looking back at Los Angeles' rocky start. 500 and reach the conference finals since conferences were instated in the 1970-71 season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

They became just the fourth team in NBA history to be that many games below. The Lakers started the season 2-10 under first-year coach Darvin Ham and completely overhauled the roster midway through the year thanks to a flurry of trades by vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka. 7-seeded Lakers will go on the road to play the West's top seed, the Denver Nuggets, in Game 1 on Tuesday. Los Angeles took down the defending champion Golden State Warriors 122-101 in Game 6 on Friday to advance to the Western Conference finals. Now they are four wins away from the NBA Finals. LOS ANGELES - The Lakers started the season eight games under. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors

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