LOS ANGELES — It’s true. The Lakers started 2-10 this season and somehow, some way are officially headed to the Western Conference finals.

LeBron James made sure of it Friday. So did Anthony Davis at a raucous Crypto.com Arena.

The Lakers eliminated the Golden State Warriors with a beyond convincing 122-101 victory in Game 6 of the West semifinals.

They attacked from the start on offense and fully smothered the Warriors on defense to unveil the latest chapter in a story that just keeps getting more and more surreal.

The Lakers open the West finals Tuesday at Denver. The Nuggets had the conference’s best regular-season record but the Lakers will worry about them in a couple of days.

Friday was a night to celebrate and reflect on the massive U-turn made by the franchise this season.

“A challenging year, to say the least, but at the end of the day, we kept powering through. Our vibes stayed positive,” Lakers Coach Darvin Ham said. “Once we righted the ship and switched out some pieces, we came together, and I’m just happy and thankful that I get to sit in this seat and enjoy the ride.”

Oh yeah. It was definitely challenging.

The Lakers struggled mightily for four months as Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley tried unsuccessfully to fit in with James and Davis.

Then came a massive roster shake-up in February. Westbrook and Beverley were shipped out. D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura and Jarred Vanderbilt were three of six players brought into the fold before the trade deadline.

The results, obviously, have been unexpectedly strong. Rob Pelinka, the architect of it as the Lakers’ Vice President of Basketball Operations, took some time to soak up Friday’s victory.

“Sometimes you try a move and if it doesn’t work, your job is to fix it,” Pelinka told Spectrum SportsNet without mentioning Westbrook’s name. “We felt like we wanted to address some things at the trade deadline, in particular our wing size and shooting and play-making. Usually at the deadline, you can check one box or address one need and we were able to do all of that, and I think it shows how this team is playing and how we’re winning at a high level.”

No doubt.

James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists Friday, coming oh-so-close to a triple double at age 38.

Davis had 17 points and 20 rebounds two days after leaving in the fourth quarter because of a head injury.

Russell scored 19 points while late-season discovery Austin Reaves continued his rapid rise with 23 points, including a 54-foot heave just before the halftime buzzer to give the Lakers a 56-46 lead.

And was that four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry demonstrating frustration over and over again in the second half as a decade-long Golden State dynasty might have finally come to an end? Yes. Shockingly but surely, yes.

Curry had 32 points but made only 11 of 28 shots. Backcourt mate Klay Thompson was even less efficient — eight points on woeful three-for-19 shooting.

The Warriors were 19-0 in West playoff series since 2015. That’s now over.

The Warriors had also won a road game in a record-setting 28 consecutive series. That’s over too.

Meanwhile, the Lakers will be among the NBA’s final four teams despite a so-hum 43-39 regular-season record. In fact, only one other seventh-seeded team has ever made it to the conference finals — Seattle in 1987.

The Lakers won’t have an easy task against a Nuggets team that has been in first place in the West since Dec. 20. Center Nikola Jokic has won the league MVP award two of the last three seasons. With Jokic, All-Star Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr., the Nuggets offer a stronger frontcourt than the Lakers have seen so far in the playoffs.

Then again, with James on the Lakers’ side, anything is possible. He certainly showed it Friday.

“We’re speechless,” Pelinka said. “He’s an ageless wonder to be able to do that in a close-out game against one of the best defenses and the defending champs. Just the force he played with, the energy, it’s unbelievable to see for a guy in his 20th year.”