One day after a rare Solar Eclipse blotted out sunshine across the globe, the Golden State Warriors darkened Crypto.com Arena with a historic long-range shooting performance over Lebron James and his Lakers in Los Angeles.
The Warriors shot an historic 63.4% from 3-point range on 26-of-41 shooting against Lebron and company minus Anthony Davis. They led by as many as 18-points and although ‘King James’ put up 33-points, his efforts were OVERSHADOWED / ECLIPSED by a full cast of Warriors dropping threes in front of all the bright and glittery stars who come out to be seen at Lakers games.
It was a disappointing night for Lakers fans at Crypto.com Arena. They should of brought specially made eclipse sun glasses to experience a rare blotting out of L.A. stars and star athletes by a Warriors full moon. When Warriors bad boy enforcer Draymond Green is hitting five threes in the first half, you knew the visiting team from the SF Bay Area was on a mission. Steph, Klay, Wiggins, Podziemski all had long-range success to pressure the Lakers and spoil any talk for now of Lebron moving his team to up to 8th-seed.
As of this win the Warriors are the 10th-seed, a half game behind the 9th-seed Lakers. With the win the Warriors own the head-to-head win/loss record over the Lakers and will get the better (lower) seed should they end the season tied. The Warriors are a full game behind the 8th-seed Sacramento Kings. They need to win their remaining three games and have the Kings lose two out of three games left in order for the Warriors to grab the 8th-seed.
The 7th & 8th seeds need only to win one Play-in game, while 9th & 10th seeds must win two games. The Phoenix Suns are currently the 7th-seed, with a one game lead over the Kings.
The NBA Playoffs are right around the corner. And the Warriors have an opportunity to put on more rare and stunning performances as they focus their sights on another championship. They know they have a long road to travel to get there. No Play-in tournament team (7th-10th seed) has yet to win a championship. The Miami Heat did reach the Finals last season as a 7th seed, but lost to the Denver Nuggets.
Whatever is in the stars for the Warriors, I expect them to put on a show(s) to match or outdue last night’s galactic show in Los Angeles. The Playoffs are coming, time to get out the special viewing spectacles if your team is playing the Golden State Warriors. Because this Bay Area basketball team darkens skies and causes stars to magically disappear.
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