![Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt, left, reaches for a loose ball alongside Warriors guard Gary Payton II near the baseline.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/456a640/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2936x1957+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fe1%2F8d0cbe134079aff47b873e37befd%2F1290597-sp-0510-g5-lakers-warriors26-wjs.jpg)
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The Golden State Warriors staved off elimination in the Western Conference semifinals by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Chase Center in San Francisco.
![Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins reaches to poke the ball away from Lakers forward Anthony Davis.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9251480/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4395x3747+0+0/resize/2000x1705!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F26%2F8ea200b548edace597735c0b81a5%2F1290597-sp-0510-lakers-warriors-game-5-wjs-16.jpg)
The Lakers lead the best-of-seven playoff series 3-2 with Game 6 on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.
![Lakers forward Anthony Davis and Warriors forward Draymond Green get tangled on the court.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b40f99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4966x3892+0+0/resize/2000x1567!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fdb%2F7b5cb0384c21aee27dde34498a1b%2F1290597-sp-0510-lakers-warriors-game-5-wjs-12.jpg)
Lakers forward Anthony Davis, who exited the game because of a head injury late in the fourth quarter, had 23 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Forward LeBron James had a team-high 25 points as well as nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Guards Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell each scored 15.
![LeBron James loses control of the ball while being defended by Klay Thompson.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2eaaa69/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4877x6538+0+0/resize/2000x2681!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2F1e%2F3b47b381406ebb6d3d333d088226%2F1290597-sp-0510-lakers-warriors-game-5-wjs-14.jpg)
Guard Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and forward Draymond Green contributed 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals.
![Warriors forward Draymond Green draws an offensive foul on Lakers forward Anthony Davis.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1d13ccc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4430x5480+0+0/resize/2000x2474!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2F75%2Fdc243d3e4fc8a81e11fafa1be603%2F1290597-sp-0510-lakers-warriors-game-5-wjs-15.jpg)
![Lakers guard Dennis Schroder grabs the arm of Warriors guard Stephen Curry while chasing a loose ball.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/88334f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4202x5307+0+0/resize/2000x2526!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F59%2F34039def4a04abe7caf9afce5877%2F1290597-sp-0510-lakers-warriors-game-5-wjs-23.jpg)
![Lakers forward Anthony Davis has his shot blocked by Warriors forward Draymond Green as Donte Di'Vincenzo helps on defense.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c43638e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3968x2908+0+0/resize/2000x1466!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2Fed%2F7beea7ec42f788cfbd29dff794ca%2F1290597-sp-0510-g5-lakers-warriors27-wjs.jpg)
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