236. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree

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class Solution {
    public TreeNode lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode root, TreeNode p, TreeNode q) {
        if (root == null || root.val == p.val || root.val == q.val) return root;
        TreeNode left = lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q);
        TreeNode right = lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q);
        if (left != null && right != null) return root;
        return left != null ? left : right;
    }
}