LeBron James has claimed that the LA Lakers could not have beaten the Golden State Warriors without the previously unheralded Lonnie Walker IV on Monday.
The Lakers recorded a 104-101 win over the reigning NBA Champions in Game Four on Monday at the Crypto.com Arena. James scored 27 points with nine rebounds and six assists, while Anthony Davies finished with 23 points and Austin Reaves racked up 21 points. That win sees the Lakers lead the series 3-1 going into Game Five in San Francisco on Wednesday. The winner of the series will play either the Denver Nuggets or the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals.
While James and his team-mate Davis often grab the headlines, it was another of the Lakers stars who was key to the win. Walker IV, who started the game off the bench, scored 15 points in just 27 minutes.
