The displeasure of LeBron James over the MVP voting and the distance between his second-place vote...Barring a setback in pregame warm-ups, there's significant optimism within the Celtics that forward Gordon Hayward will make a return to the lineup for Game 3 against the Heat on Saturday night, sources told ESPN.Ty Lawson will not be part of the upcoming Chinese Basketball Association season, his team Fujian Sturgeons said Saturday, officially severing ties with the former NBA guard due to "inappropriate comments" he allegedly posted on social media.Mark Lindsay, Kane Fitzgerald, Dedric Taylor. The Bald Eagle comes away with one of the biggest steals of the season.99-98. 15 in the NBA). When the final buzzer sounded, it was 103-101 Lakers.The two best teams in the Western Conference have now played four times, and they've split the matchups 2-2. The Lakers opened up a 13-point lead in the first quarter, but the Clippers fought back to build a lead of their own. A four-point lead became a one-point deficit. LeBron hunted for him on switches on virtually every possession, and the result was enough offense to push the Lakers over the top.Fast forward to tonight. It's going to be a photo finish in Orlando.Paul George for three! The Clippers outscored the Lakers by 16 points with Kawhi Leonard on the floor and were neutral with Paul George playing. He was the only Clippers starter to be outscored.Zubac has functions, and will likely be essential if the Clippers run into the Nuggets or 76ers in the playoffs. 12:18 am ET,at We have a tie game with 23 seconds left.The Clippers keep the ball after the replay. 11:53 pm ET,at - The Lakers surrendered 113.5 PPG last season (No. Did the ball go out on the Lakers or the Clippers?Bron getting it done on both sides of the floor ⚔️,Clippers and Lakers battling in the 4th QTR .Kuz 4 for 7 from 3, putting LAL up 94-87. 11:48 pm ET,at The Clippers have outscored the Lakers by only four points in those matchups. He then proceeded to defend Kawhi Leonard on the final possession well enough to force a pass, and then switched on Paul George to contest his game-winning attempt. And that's saying something.With both teams going small, Anthony Davis and Paul George are indeed guarding one another. Lakers win, 103-101.LeBron James gets his own rebound to put the Lakers back up two! Gone are the days in which his effort wanes and lowlight videos are made to mock him. If this caliber of defense is still inside of LeBron, it changes the entire playoff picture.Lost in the hoopla of the game's ending was everything it took to get there. 12:07 am ET,at - The Clippers averaged 115.1 PPG last season (No.
Anthony Davis scored 34 points, James had the go-ahead basket with 12.8 seconds left and the Lakers moved closer to clinching the No. He has 26 on 9-14 FGs and he’s 3-5 from 3-point range. 11:49 pm ET,at With Williams and Montrezl Harrell out, the Clippers didn't have another offensive creator, so staggering their two stars was essential. Top two teams in the West.First of Eight. — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 21, 2019 Lakers vs Clippers Stats - The Lakers averaged 111.8 points per game (PPG) last season (No. Player statistics for current and past seasons. Started the possession on Kawhi defensively, switched onto Paul George and contested his game-winning 3-point attempt. There’s 10 minutes left in the quarter, so plenty of time for the Clippers to mount a comeback, which I ultimately think they’ll do. To his credit, Rivers got a good look at how a center-less closing lineup would work out tonight and has now seen practically every alignment of his roster against the Lakers in some form or another. That takes him to 29-of-79 against the Clippers, a lowly 36.7 percent from the field. That was thanks in large part to LeBron. He leads all bench scorers with 16 on 4 of 8 FG’s overall plus 4 of 5 FT’s, plus 6 boards.Timeout Lakers.
Amazingly, this is the closest any of these games have been. LAC are 2 for 16 overall from 3, and the Lakers 3 for 16.LeBron James, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists — 24.5 DKFP,Anthony Davis — 9 points, 2 rebounds in 10 minutes — 14.5 DKFP.I think PG-13 is my favorite play on the early slate at $7,400. 11:42 pm ET.I agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" newsletter.Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Rivers won't have this much leeway to experiment in the playoffs.At least we can lay this one to rest: No, the Lakers are not going to regret trading Ivica Zubac to the Clippers. Yet for four minutes and 21 seconds in the third quarter... the Clippers played with both of their stars on the bench. We now have four games of evidence suggesting that LeBron struggles against the Clipper defense. The displeasure of LeBron James over the MVP voting and the distance between his second-place vote...Barring a setback in pregame warm-ups, there's significant optimism within the Celtics that forward Gordon Hayward will make a return to the lineup for Game 3 against the Heat on Saturday night, sources told ESPN.Ty Lawson will not be part of the upcoming Chinese Basketball Association season, his team Fujian Sturgeons said Saturday, officially severing ties with the former NBA guard due to "inappropriate comments" he allegedly posted on social media.Mark Lindsay, Scott Foster, Michael Smith. The Clippers outscored the Lakers 35-23 in the third quart to erase the 12-point half-time deficit.