Lonnie Walker's incredible fourth quarter brings Lakers back in Game 4 victory over Warriors

The Los Angeles Lakers fought back in the fourth quarter to take down the Golden State Warriors, 104-101, in Game 4, strengthening their series lead to 3-1.

Los Angeles, the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, is one win away from reaching the conference finals. 

While LeBron James and Anthony Davis played a major role per usual in the Lakers’ victory, Mike Breen said it best when he belted "It’s the Lonnie Walker game!"

That emphatic call into his microphone during the broadcast came after Walker drilled his mid-range jumper to give the Lakers a 100-99 lead with two minutes left to play.

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He was hitting clutch buckets throughout the fourth quarter. In fact, all of Walker’s 15 points came in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers come back. He shot 6-of-9 from the field with one three-pointer made and tacked on three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Steph Curry, who finished the game with a triple-double, had two chances to give the Warriors the lead with under one minute to play – usually that works out in the Warriors’ favor.

Though his first mid-range jumper off one foot rattled off the rim, teammate Draymond Green got the rebound and kicked it back out.

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Curry wasted no time trying a deep, step-back three-pointer off Davis, and it wasn’t close. Walker got the rebound and was intentionally fouled, where he knocked in his two free throws to move the Lakers’ lead back to three points.

Golden State had one more chance to force overtime with 15 seconds left on the clock, but Green turned the ball over to Davis. 

The Warriors were able to tie him up for a jump ball, but Curry threw up the ball in desperation and it went out of bounds.

Making it LA's ball, and in turn, a Lakers win.

James led the Lakers with 27 points in the win, shooting 10-of-25 with 10 rebounds for a double-double and six assists. It wasn’t the best shooting night for James, but he had the support needed from teammates to get the job done.

Davis had 15 rebounds to lead the Lakers, while having the tough task of guarding Curry. He dropped 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting for an efficient night on offense. 

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Austin Reaves was also a crucial piece on the offensive side of the ball for the Lakers, scoring 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting with three three-pointers. It was a slow start for him, but after James and Davis spoke to him on the bench, he went off.

Curry’s triple-double came with 31 points for a game-high, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. However, it was a rough shooting night, as he went 12-of-30 from the floor including just 3-of-14 from three. 

Gary Payton II had 15 points while Andrew Wiggins had 17 points. 

The two California rivals will head back to the Bay Area for Game 5 on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. 

Blackhawks awarded first overall pick in 2023 NHL Draft Lottery

Connor Bedard is going to the Chicago Blackhawks thanks to a big win in the NHL draft lottery that could alter the future of the storied Original Six franchise.

The Blackhawks won the lottery Monday night for the right to choose Bedard, the league's most anticipated drawing since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard as a generational talent has drawn comparisons to McDavid and three-time Stanley Cup champion and two-time playoff MVP Sidney Crosby, whom he idolized growing up.

Chicago will try to get back to hockey's mountaintop with Bedard as the new face of the franchise, replacing departed stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews who combined to help them win the Cup three times from 2010-2015. After committing last year to a full-scale rebound, this is the Blackhawks' first lottery win since 2007 when they got Kane.

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Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly unveiled a placard featuring the Blackhawks logo at 8:22 p.m. EDT, signifying they had gotten the No. 1 pick and setting off a wild celebration among fans at a watch party. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning the lottery at 11.5%, behind Anaheim's 25.5% and Columbus' 13.5%.

"I think I just said, ‘Wow’ because you understand the impact that a first overall pick can have — and having a first overall pick in the right year," Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said at a news conference in Chicago. "Hopefully that’s what we’ve got here. It can change a franchise, it can change a city and it can change an era in a team’s history. There’s a lot of weight to that and lot of significance to that."

League-worst Anaheim won the lottery for the second pick and will get to choose among a trio of talented forwards: Canadian Adam Fantilli, Russian Matvei Michkov and Swede Leo Carlsson.

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Columbus is set to pick third, continuing the Blue Jackets' run of lottery losing. GM Jarmo Kekalainen said an on-air slip up revealing his team was picking third "spoiled the moment."

"We’re going to get a great player at 3, there’s no question about it in my mind," Kekalainen said on a video call with reporters. "Everyone wants to win the lottery, then everything is your control, and obviously everybody’s talked about a special player at the top of the rankings. But we’re confident that we’re going to get a big difference maker at 3."

Bedard has been the presumptive top pick in the 2023 draft for several years, considered the best prospect available since McDavid — and before that, Crosby.

A native of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Bedard led all junior players across Canada with 72 goals and 143 points this past season while playing for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He doesn’t turn 18 until July.

In a pre-taped TV interview that aired on ESPN, Bedard said of his future being determined: "There’s different emotions watching, but I think we’re all just watching as fans. ... It’s more for the teams."

The Blackhawks were once considered among the NHL’s model franchises. But the team’s reputation was tarnished by a 2021 investigation that found some of the organization’s top leaders mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team’s title run in 2010, leading to a $2 million fine and the resignation of then-GM Stan Bowman.

Davidson, who was not with the team at the time, took over on an interim basis and in spring 2022 got the full-time job.

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The front office then decided to bottom out and plunge into a long-term rebuilding process, trading star forwards Alex DeBrincat and Kirby Dach at the draft last year despite each being under 25. The strategy worked: Chicago lost 56 of 82 games to set up a chance at Bedard.

"No matter where we picked, I think we were going to get a great player," Davidson said. "I don’t think it’s vindication. It’s certainly a nice bonus and a nice surprise to come away with No. 1."

Davidson never said Bedard's name after winning the lottery and alluded only to players at the top of the drafts who were "elite talents" and "NHL-ready." He'll get to announce Bedard's name at the start of the draft June 28 in Nashville, Tennessee, which could turn out to be the start of a new chapter for Chicago.

"We have to build a team," Davidson said. "You look back at any Stanley Cup team, they have great players but it’s not just one person that wins it."

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