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LeBron James and Lakers find their next level in series-clinching triumph

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue. But first, it was going to be the hardest 24 minutes of their season, the second half of Game 6, against the defending NBA champions who were ready to fight for their postseason lives. The Lakers had just capped the first half in Los Angeles 10 points better than the ...
The Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis is fouled by the Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, right, on a first-half shot attempt during Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue.

But first, it was going to be the hardest 24 minutes of their season, the second half of Game 6, against the defending NBA champions who were ready to fight for their postseason lives.

The Lakers had just capped the first half in Los Angeles 10 points better than the Warriors thanks to Austin Reaves’ half-court shot that swished through the net at the buzzer.

They’d been

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