NBA League: LeBron James and Company One Step Away from Elimination

(Patria) - The Oklahoma City Thunder continued their impressive streak in the NBA playoffs and achieved their seventh consecutive victory.

The Thunder convincingly defeated the Los Angeles Lakers last night in the third game of the Western Conference semifinals with a score of 131:108.

The team from Oklahoma now leads the series 3:0 and is one step away from qualifying for the conference finals, while the Lakers are on the brink of elimination.

The unexpected hero of the match was Ajay Mitchell, who played the best playoff game of his career, finishing with 24 points and ten assists, writes arenasport.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also made a significant contribution with 23 points and nine assists, despite having trouble with his shot in the opening part of the game due to the aggressive defense of the hosts.

LeBron James finished the game with 19 points, eight assists, and six rebounds, while Austin Reaves added 17 points and nine assists.

Luke Kennard also had a good performance from the bench with 18 points, but even that did not help the Lakers seriously threaten the playing Thunder.

The Lakers were again without Luka Dončić, who has missed 14 consecutive games due to a hamstring injury, while Jalen Williams was also absent from the Thunder's lineup this time.

The next game will be played on Monday in Los Angeles, where the Lakers will try to avoid elimination.

After two close losses at the start of the series against the Detroit Pistons, the Cleveland Cavaliers secured their first victory and reduced the deficit to 2:1 with a 116:109 win.

The main contributor to the home team's triumph was Donovan Mitchell, who played a great game and scored 35 points with ten rebounds. Jarrett Allen also played an important role with 18 points.

However, the end of the game belonged to Max Strus and James Harden.

With just over two minutes left, Strus intercepted a pass from Cade Cunningham and scored on a fast break to give Cleveland a 106:104 lead, which was one of the key moments of the game.

After that, Harden hit several very difficult shots and finished the game with 19 points, confirming the Cavaliers' victory.

Detroit was led by an excellent Cade Cunningham, who recorded a triple-double with 27 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists, but even his great performance was not enough for the Pistons to achieve another victory.