Going into the second quarter against the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, The Lakers were down by nine points. Guard Taurean Prince found an offensive rhythm that kept the Lakers competitive. Going into halftime, the Lakers cut their deficit into one.
The then small league, founded by Alvin Wills, has blossomed into an exponentially popular pro-am league and has attracted the best and most talented basketball players in the nation.
In the final seconds of a back and forth game Monday night at Staples Center, Clippers coach Doc Rivers yelled from the sidelines to his team that they don’t need a three, down only two-points, but that didn’t stop C.J. Williams from taking and making it with nine seconds left, giving Los Angeles a 108-107 victory over the gritty-performing Atlanta Hawks.