(CNN) — Hollywood great Jack Nicholson viewed the LA Lakers put on a dominant screen towards the Memphis Grizzles Friday in Activity 6 of the 1st-spherical collection.
Cameras captured the longtime Lakers admirer embracing and chatting to LeBron James before the video game in a minute greatly shared on social media. In accordance to ESPN, the 86-12 months-outdated actor has not been found in his regular seat at the Lakers’ arena considering the fact that previous season’s opening activity.
Decided to keep away from a Match 7 in Memphis, the Lakers conquer the second-seeded Grizzles 125-85 to stop the sequence. D’Angelo Russell starred with 31 points, a playoff-vocation ideal, when James added 22 factors.
The Lakers led by 17 at halftime and went into the closing interval primary 100-67.
The seventh seeded Lakers, who received four of the six online games, now await the winner of the collection amongst the Sacramento Kings and Golden Condition Warriors.
That Western Meeting initial-round playoff sequence will go to a seventh and decisive activity immediately after the Kings defeat the Warriors 118-99 in San Francisco Friday.
Victory for the Kings, the 3rd seeds, at property on Sunday would signify a first playoff series gain in 19 yrs and would get rid of the defending champions.
Malik Monk scored 28 details for the Kings, De’Aaron Fox finished with 26 factors, which includes a sport-large 11 assists, and Keegan Murray 15 points. Steph Curry scored 29 points for a Warriors workforce who did not occur shut to threatening the Kings.
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