NBA Playoffs: LeBron James and the Lakers Will Play Steph Curry and The Warriors

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will battle in the NBA's Play-in Tournament.

NBA fans will have a lot of nostalgia later this week when Steph Curry and LeBron James will face off the NBA Playoffs for the fifth time. 

The two notably faced each other in the NBA Finals in four straight seasons from 2015-18 when James was on the Cavaliers. 

If you replay game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals (no commercials) at 10:16:24 you’ll hear “BLOCKED BY JAMES!" at midnight.

Start your decade off right.

pic.twitter.com/VUYnHXujA0

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 31, 2019

Curry is still on the Golden State Warriors, but now James is on the Los Angeles Lakers and the two NBA superstars will face each other once again in the NBA Playoffs.

Steph Curry always puts on a show in the Finals 🔥 pic.twitter.com/z3APib0x2g

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 8, 2020

However, this time, they will face each other in the NBA's new play-in tournament, as the Lakers finished as the seventh seed and the Warriors completed their season as the eighth seed. 

The Lakers beat the Pelicans 110-98 on Sunday evening, but their win did not matter as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets and own the tiebreaker. 

🚨The Portland Trail Blazers have clinched a playoff berth 🚨 #RipCity pic.twitter.com/Rut3cdT9c6

— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) May 17, 2021

At 33 years old, Steph Curry joins Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to lead the league in scoring in a season at age 33 or older. pic.twitter.com/NyJvNfmQsv

— NBA History (@NBAHistory) May 16, 2021

James exited the game in the fourth quarter after hurting his ankle, and the video can be seen in a post below from Bleacher Report.

LeBron leaves the game after rolling his ankle pic.twitter.com/zV1NfdagOx

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 17, 2021

Earlier in the day on Sunday, the Warriors beat the Grizzlies 113-101, and Curry officially won the NBA scoring title, averaging 31.8 points per game. 

More on the Lakers can be read here.

SCORING TITLE CHAMPION: @StephenCurry30 👑

This is the second time in Curry's career that he's won the scoring title 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Dal1JZR9Xy

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 16, 2021

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