LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers knew what was at stake in Saturday night's Game 3 matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The Dubs are coming off a huge Game 2 victory as the series shifted to LA tied at one game apiece. By all accounts, this was a must-win game for the Lakers, and true enough, they did just that in tremendous fashion.

LeBron and Anthony Davis led the way for LA in a truly dominant display against Stephen Curry and a hapless Warriors side. Unsurprisingly, Lakers Twitter was on fire after watching their squad demolish the Dubs in Game 3:

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As the last couple of tweets indicated, it was Anthony Davis who stepped up in this one, going off for a monster 25-point, 13-rebound double-double, to go along with four blocks, and three steals in 33 minutes of action. AD went 7-of-10 shooting and 11-of-12 from the charity stripe in an efficient night from the floor. However, it was his defensive dominance that doomed the Warriors in this one. If Davis plays like this the rest of the way, then the Lakers could be well on their way to the Western Conference Finals.

Let's not forget about LeBron, who busted out with 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting, eight rebounds, eight assists, a block, two triples, and zero turnovers in 32 minutes of play. James' hustle plays throughout the evening fired up both his teammates and the Lakers fans as the NBA's all-time leading scorer showed just how hungry he is to win this series.