Abysmal free-throw shooting, and costly late game turnovers resulted in a 74-72 loss to Belmont Saturday afternoon after Kevin McClain found a wide-open back door cut that quickly turned into the game-winning layup with 3.2 seconds left.
The NFC West champion Rams were in for a game they have not quite frankly seen in a while after being on the opposition of a dominating performance.
The Los Angeles Chargers for good reason were due for a trap game against the injured plagued Cincinnati Bengals. After an intense come-from-behind road victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday and an upcoming AFC West showdown with Kansas City, a slip-up seemed to be entirely possible.
Looking to win their fourth straight game Monday night, UCLA showed many things while still trying to find chemistry with a young and inexperienced roster.
Fresh off seeing their six-game winning streak come to an end after a 23-22 setback loss against the Denver Broncos last Sunday, Philip Rivers used a record-breaking day to get the Los Angeles Chargers back on track.
The Los Angeles Clippers are quickly becoming one of the most underrated teams in the NBA and have now improved to 7-1 at home. Lou Williams poured in 23 points off the bench, Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris added 19 and 18 points respectively, to give the Clippers (9-5) a 116-111 victory over the San Antonio Spurs (7-7) Thursday night at Staples Center.
Friday night at the Rose Bowl was simple for the Bruins of UCLA. The Bruins had a galore of mistakes and missed tackles which resulted in an emphatic 43-10 blowout loss to the Utes of Utah in front of a season-low crowd of 41,848.
Looking to get their first win of the season, the Los Angeles Clippers (1-1) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (0-2) 108-92, at Staples Center on Friday night thanks to a flurry of runs in the first and fourth quarter.
Ending a three-game homestand, the Los Angeles Clippers (2-1) shot 58.3% from the field during a 39-point third quarter that ended up leading to an impressive 115-112 win over the Houston Rockets (1-2), Sunday night at Staples Center.
The Los Angeles Sparks led the entire game in route to a 78-75 victory over the Phoenix Mercury Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.
With only 7:03 left to play, Chelsea Gray gave the Sparks (15-11) a one-point lead after making a layup, but the Dream (16-9) went on to end the game on a 15-4 run, defeating L.A. 81-71 at Staples Center for their franchise-best eighth straight victory.
For the first time since 2005, the Lakers and Clippers took the floor in April knowing it would be their last time doing so of the season, as both teams fell short of making the playoffs during a year where Los Angeles basketball looked to be promising.
The New Orleans Pelicans knew what was up for grabs Monday night against Los Angeles, as the only thing that stood in their way of clinching a second playoff appearance in seven years was a Clippers unit that looked to play spoilers following their own elimination Saturday afternoon.
Third-seeded Michigan was clearly still riding off momentum Thursday night, converting 10 three-pointers in the first half on 62.5 percent shooting, as they went on to fully dismantle seventh-seeded Texas A&M 99-72.
The 2018 NCAA men’s basketball tournament continued Friday, at Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif., served as the host of four more first round tournament matchups.