{"id":424609,"date":"2023-05-09T17:45:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424609"},"modified":"2023-05-09T17:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:45:22","slug":"lonnie-walker-iv-was-the-highlight-of-game-4-as-he-lead-lakers-to-a-win-against-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lonnie-walker-iv-was-the-highlight-of-game-4-as-he-lead-lakers-to-a-win-against-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"Lonnie Walker IV Was The Highlight Of Game 4, As He Lead Lakers To A Win Against Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Monday to win Game 4 and grab a commanding 3-1 series lead which\u00a0was orchestrated by Lonnie Walker.<\/p>\n<h2>Lonnie Walker IV Was The Highlight Of Game 4, As He Lead Lakers To A Win Against Warriors<\/h2>\n<p>50 points were scored by LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and others combined, but Lonnie Walker, who scored all 15 of his points in the fourth quarter, was the game&#8217;s star. Los Angeles scored the opening three baskets of the extra time to overturn a seven-point Warriors advantage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something I&#8217;ve been dreaming of doing,\u201d Walker said. \u201cNot just being a part of the playoffs, but impacting it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Candle stay lit \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BnMMzo2bmf\">pic.twitter.com\/BnMMzo2bmf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lonnie Walker IV (@lonniewalker_4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lonniewalker_4\/status\/1655809311417987073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It began with a three-pointer 15 seconds into the fourth. Next, a layup. A 22-footer that was placed just in front of the three-point line came after a short jump shot. Walker reacted after Curry made a score. With four minutes left, a seven-foot floater leveled the score, and with just under two minutes left, a 15-foot shot gave the Lakers the lead. Walker made two free throws with 15 seconds left to give Los Angeles its winning margin. James and Davis ran to Walker and gave him hugs as soon as the buzzer sounded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lonnie Walker IV is the first Laker to have 15+ points off the bench in the 4th quarter of a Playoff game since&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant, who scored 17 points\u00a0on May 8, 1997 v the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly 26 years ago, to the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OWBRghVoMI\">pic.twitter.com\/OWBRghVoMI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1655803051100209153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t win this game without Lonnie Walker, that&#8217;s for sure,&#8221; James said of Walker in his postgame interview on TNT.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Curry led the Warriors with a triple-double of 31 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds, but his shooting performance was poor; he made just 12 of 30 field goal attempts, including 3 of 14 from beyond the arc. Curry had two jump shots with a chance to go in front with less than 30 seconds left and missed them both.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;It&#39;s the Lonnie Walker game!&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F76bfRMoCg\">pic.twitter.com\/F76bfRMoCg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\/status\/1655792616733306880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Lakers required Walker&#8217;s offense in the fourth. They required his defense the whole game. Walker participated in the defense of Thompson, who shot just 3-of-11 from the field. Each time, he stood up for Poole. Poole managed 0 for 4. On Monday, the Warriors made 16 mistakes. For two of them, Walker&#8217;s two thefts were responsible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron &amp; AD showing love to Lonnie Walker after the game \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>for those who don\u2019t know, he was a starter then fell out the rotation and rode the bench but always stayed ready \ud83d\udcaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VNt8J9SDn5\">pic.twitter.com\/VNt8J9SDn5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakeShowYo\/status\/1655795925120598018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the hardest thing of being able to play a lot and then not playing at all is sticking with it,\u201d Walker said. \u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of uncontrollable things that you can&#8217;t control and you just got to take it day to day, stack the days, and every single day you&#8217;re trying to be better than who you were yesterday. So that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m always trying to accomplish, is just to reach my best self.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We don&#39;t win that game without Lonnie Walker tonight. That&#39;s for sure.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uMTBrxzG1z\">pic.twitter.com\/uMTBrxzG1z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers\/status\/1655796431452790785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Notice how EVERYONE on this team is happy for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lonniewalker_4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lonniewalker_4<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The stars, the role players and even the guys he\u2019s taking playing time from! As a fan you can\u2019t ask for much more than a team w\/ chemistry that plays hard!<\/p>\n<p>All for one and one for all \ud83e\udd1e<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pvuu54IEXw\">pic.twitter.com\/Pvuu54IEXw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83e\udd89 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinoUncorked\/status\/1655825111943872515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lonnie Walker:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be all flowers, lollipops, and good. There are going to be hard times, and that\u2019s just God\u2019s ultimate test to make you learn something in order to get to your goals.\u201d \ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeAScotto<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tihl1fmqDd\">pic.twitter.com\/tihl1fmqDd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1655817523307360257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lonnie Walker IV nearly outscored the entire Warriors&#39; team in the fourth quarter \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSZit7y6PD\">pic.twitter.com\/lSZit7y6PD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1655800959623200768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a moment for Lonnie Walker last night \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>This pic \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graydientLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@graydientLA<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qgc5Snq30g\">pic.twitter.com\/Qgc5Snq30g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1655961505706434561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Carlos Rodon\u2019s Wife Refers To A Report About Her Husband\u2019s Back Injury As \u201cBullshit.\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/carlos-rodons-wife-refers-to-a-report-about-her-husbands-back-injury-as-bullshit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Carlos Rodon\u2019s Wife Refers To A Report About Her Husband\u2019s Back Injury As \u201cBullshit.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Monday to win Game 4 and grab a commanding 3-1 series lead which\u00a0was orchestrated by Lonnie Walker. Lonnie Walker IV Was The Highlight Of Game 4, As He Lead Lakers To A Win Against Warriors 50 points were scored by LeBron James, Anthony Davis, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":424610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,51],"tags":[8061,4447,8059,8060],"class_list":["post-424609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles-lakers","category-nba","tag-lakers-vs-warriors","tag-lonnie-walker-iv","tag-lonnie-walker-iv-game-4","tag-lonnie-walker-iv-lakers-vs-warriors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}