(Basketball news) The Los Angeles Lakers took game 1 as they beat the Golden State Warriors 117-112. For the Lakers, Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, James added 22 points and 11 rebounds as Russell scored 19 points and dished out six assists against his former team while Schroder scored 19 points. For the Warriors, Curry scored 27 points, Splash Brother Klay Thompson had 25 points and Kevon Looney grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds for his fourth game of this postseason with 20 or more as he also had 10 points and five assists. The defending champions Warriors will try to level the series in Game 2 on Thursday night at the Chase Center

“We’ve been playing playoff basketball for about 2 1/2 months now just to punch our clock to be able to play right now in the postseason,” James said. “We were very resilient tonight. … We know how great they are on their home floor, so to withstand that, it’s another good step for our ballclub.”

“I thought AD had a great game. Obviously he dominated and he got blocked four shots and altered some others,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “That’s what this team has been doing now for the last few months. They have been one of the best defensive teams in the league for a reason and he’s a huge part of that.”

“It was a quick turnaround but can’t dwell on it,” Thompson said. “… So the morale is not low. We know we let one slip away.”

The New York Knicks came back stronger in game 2 as they beat the Miami Heat 111-105. For the Knicks, Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 as he scored 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 16 of his 24 points in the first quarter while Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as Brunson scored top scored with 30 points. For the Heat, Caleb Martin scored 22 points as Vincent scored 21 points while Max Strus finished with 17 points but missed part of the second half after going to the locker room with a bruised lower back as Bam Adebayo had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Jimmy Butler missed game 2 but he might return for game 3

“I thought Julius gutted it out, played tough. I thought Jalen was fantastic,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “RJ big, big start to the game for us, so we had a number of guys step up to get it done.”

“It’s who he is,” Thibodeau said. “Great leader, great toughness. He never disappoints you. Sometimes you can fall short, but there’s no quit in him.”

“Obviously we feel a certain way right now that we weren’t able to find a way to get this win, but we’ll get over it and we’ll get ready for Saturday,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Whatever it takes to win the game,” Randle said.

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