The Kings held a 3–1 lead over the Lakers.
The Lakers already had one foot over the edge of the cliff.
But when Game 5 arrived, Doug returned.
He didn't step on anyone's foot in this game, but he still pulled plenty of dirty tricks.
And since Westbrook and Towns were both still resting, the Kings lost by a wide margin.
Then came Game 6.
Although Towns and Westbrook had both returned, King Arthur exploded, scoring 57 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and dishing out 9 assists—a near triple-double.
With the guy scoring 57 points and nearly getting a triple-double, there was no way the Kings could win.
In the end, the series was pushed to a Game 7.
And the battle returned to Sacramento.
By this point, everyone was favoring the Lakers again.
The bookmakers put the Lakers' odds of winning at 72%, while the Kings' stood at just 28%..
A large part of that was due to King Arthur's God-of-Slaughter-like performance in Game 6.
In Game 6, King Arthur seemed to have found a way to deal with the three towers.
The Kings still used their three towers on defense, but King Arthur kept attacking the paint.
He missed most of his shots, but he drew plenty of fouls, making it impossible for the Kings' three towers to stay on the court together for long.
That gave King Arthur more chances to attack the paint, and his increased drives led to even more fouls on the Kings' big men.
As a result, with only three minutes gone in the fourth quarter, Tures had already fouled out.
With only three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Towns fouled out.
In the final minute, Bond also fouled out.
Without their big men, the Kings couldn't stop King Arthur from driving into