The Golden State Warriors avenged themselves from their Game Two defeat. Sound shooting and rebounding gave the Warriors a 132-105 edge. The Warriors now lead the series 2-1.
After earning a Playoff berth, the Clippers hit a three-game skid, pushing their Playoffs spot to the eighth seed. Their battle against the reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors begins on Saturday.
Danny Ainge tore apart the team that made the Eastern Conference finals last year, and then put together a new roster that came one victory from playing for an NBA title.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
For a team that entered the season thinking it was ready to win 50 games and reach the Eastern Conference finals, John Wall’s Washington Wizards sure did lose a lot of games against teams that didn’t even make the playoffs.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has been fined $10,000 and assessed a postgame technical foul for initiating a confrontation with Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert
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.
Thanks to stifling defense in the fourth quarter from Los Angeles that held Orlando to 16 points on 28.6% shooting, the Clippers were able to escape with a much needed 113-105 win and maintain their playoff slot.
Palmer broke the gender barrier in 1997, along with Dee Kanter, by becoming one of the first female referees in the NBA. Palmer’s NBA career lasted for 18 years.