LeBron James recorded the 98th triple-double of his career as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a 128-97 win over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Montrezl Harrell netted 15 of his team-high 27 points as the Lakers pulled away in the second quarter to win the season series with the Warriors 2-1.
The team that achieved victory in the last six series between the pision rivals went on to reach the NBA Finals, winning four.
James made 22 points and is fifth on the NBA's all-time list for triple-doubles.
Stephen Curry netted 27 points to lead the Warriors, who were coming off an impressive home win over the Utah Jazz a day earlier but suffered their fifth loss in six games.
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