Despite Friday night’s 115-107 loss to Houston, the Warriors expressed confidence because of their advantage in playoff experience, in particular their Game 7 experience.
Fred VanVleet had 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Alperen Sengun contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Rockets kept their season alive by beating the Warriors 115-107 on Friday night to force a Game 7.
Ryan Garcia’s plans for a second showdown with Devin Haney took a massive hit Friday night, when Rolly Romero pulled off the upset in a unanimous decision.
After hearing the news that Gregg Popovich would no long coach the Spurs on Friday, Aces coach Becky Hammon lauded “Pop” as a mentor while not ruling out a future move to the NBA.
The Grizzlies have hired Tuomas Iisalo as the franchise’s next head coach after he led Memphis into the playoffs following the late-season firing of Taylor Jenkins.
Lakers star LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, a source told ESPN.
Gregg Popovich will no longer be head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and is transitioning to a full-time role as the team’s president of basketball operations, sources told ESPN on Friday.
In nearly every way, the Lakers were outclassed by the Wolves. And now, after a disappointingly early exit, their next task is even more important: selling Doncic that this first-round loss was merely an aberration.