“Gotta Guard Stephen Curry Till He Sits On The Bench”: LeBron James Jokingly Follows 2X MVP Down The Bench

The Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers second-round postseason contest has started with an action-packed Game 1. Despite Stephen Curry and co. going on a 14-0 run in the 4^th period, the Purple & Gold managed to grab a massive 117-112 victory at the Chase Center.

While LeBron James erupted for 22 points and 11 rebounds on 37.5% FG, Anthony Davis was practically unstoppable. The former Kentucky Wildcat played a game-high 43:50 minutes and lodged 30 points, 23 rebounds, and 4 blocks.

Coming off a 50-point ball game, Chef Curry recorded a team-high 27 points while shooting the ball at an efficient 41.7/46.2/100 split.

As usual, the 2-time Most Valuable Player was pretty heavily guarded during the game. Apart from being guarded by LAL’s best perimeter defenders and witnessing double-teams on several occasions, the 6-foot-3 sharpshooter was also being defended as he made his way to the team bench.

LeBron James follows Stephen Curry to the bench as the latter gets substituted

During the 2^nd quarter of the contest, as per Steve Kerr’s new rotation, Steph was being subbed out around the 7-minute mark.

With the shifty guard being in red-hot form after the 10-point 1^st quarter outing, LeBron jokingly “guarded” his rival until he sat on the team’s bench.

Here, have a look at the play.

During the postgame interview, the San Francisco-based franchise’s leader was asked about LBJ’s antics.

While the reporter asked whether the NBA’s all-time leading scorer was trying to sneak in on the GSW bench, Steph cleared the confusion. The 2-time scoring champ revealed that King James was only joking around.

“He was just joking around about having to guard me ‘til I got all the way to the bench,” Stephen said.

Despite the loss, Curry achieves an incredible feat

It was a tough loss for the defending champions. However, trimming down the 14-point lead in the final period is definitely a positive takeaway going further into the series.

The trio of Curry, Thompson, and Poole even became the first trio ever to record 6 three-pointers each in a playoff game.

Further, the 35-year-old point guard accomplished an impressive achievement. As he knocked down the 5th out of his 6 total three-pointers, the future Hall-Of-Famer became the first player ever to reach the 600 3PM milestone in playoff history. Klay Thompson comes in 2nd on the list with 483 made 3-pointers.