Brian Windhorst, Tim MacMahon, Andrew Han and Jackie MacMullan assess the continuing Kawhi issue in San Antonio (3:00), figuring out end-of-season NBA awards (22:45) and the news of Kyrie Irving's season being over (1:00:35).
The crew discusses the NBA playoff picture, if LeBron James will actually consider the 76ers and the Masters; Jalen breaks down the Chris Webber timeout with a never-before-heard twist.
Seth Meyers joins the cast to discuss his top five Steelers and the NBA playoffs; Greeny breaks down the Masters and why this Sunday is the best day in sports.
With the Spurs clinging to a playoff spot, guard Dejounte Murray said the team needs to treat each of its three remaining games like "a playoff, a Game 7."
Kyle Kuzma scored six of his 30 points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers swept the three-game season series against the San Antonio Spurs with a 122-112 victory on Wednesday night.
Julius Randle and Brook Lopez immediately ran over to a stunned and disappointed Josh Hart under the basket after he missed a driving would-be game-winning layup at the buzzer in traffic by LaMarcus Aldridge and Kyle Anderson. Overtime coming for Spurs-Lakers.
It was 50 years ago on Wednesday that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich remembers being a sophomore at the Air Force Academy sitting in a silent and shocked squadron room when the news came on TV. "He was one of the great men of the century," Popovich said before the Spurs played the Lakers on Wednesday night. "And his example is something that all of us can follow, especially what he did beyond civil rights. And by civil rights, I mean bathrooms and counters and being able to go to a hotel and all that, he accomplished a lot of that. But he was more additionally interested in the economic structure of the country that perpetrated continued disadvantage for the black race. And that is where he got involved, in the economics and the militarism and all that sort of thing. He wasn't around long enough to see how that would work out. I think today he would be pretty disappointed to see that it hasn't worked out very well to date, so that's sad. But he was quite a leader and showed a lot of courage and fortitude because I think people pretty much came at him from both sides for his views and what he did, especially when he decided that Vietnam [War] was an immoral enterprise and he was correct."
Both Lonzo Ball (knee contusion, gastroenteritis) and Brandon Ingram (concussion protocol) are not with the Lakers tonight, per Lakers coach Luke Walton. There is no update on either player's timetable.
LaMarcus Aldridge had a game-high 35 points against the Clippers, but he only took one shot in the second quarter as Spurs blew 19-point lead, and was on bench when Spurs blew most of 11-point fourth quarter lead.
Tobias Harris had 31 points tonight. A big part of it was his ability to get to the stripe, where he made 8/9 FTs. Doc Rivers believes playing PF allows Harris to have more advantages.
No one got to ask Gregg Popovich anything after Spurs lost despite leading by as many as 19 points in the first half and entering 4th quarter with an 11-point lead.
Manu Ginobili does not care about that 50-win season streak and any other arbitrary stat you could come up with. "Nobody gives a damn." He just wants to make it to the playoffs.
Tobias Harris scored 31 points, Lou Williams added 22 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied for a 113-110 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
Tyrone Wallace goes long to Austin Rivers to milk the clock. Clippers come back from down 19 to shock Spurs 113-110. Spurs will finish with a record below .600 for first time since 1996-1997.
Usual Spurs starters: Dejounte Murray, Patty Mills, Danny Green, Kyle Anderson, LaMarcus Aldridge. Clippers starting two two-way contracts with Danilo Gallinari out: Austin Rivers, Tyrone Wallace, C.J. Williams, Tobias Harris, DeAndre Jordan.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 64 | 15 | .810 | - | W2 |
| San Antonio | 45 | 34 | .570 | 19 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 44 | 34 | .564 | 19.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 24 | 55 | .304 | 40 | L1 |
| Memphis | 21 | 57 | .269 | 42.5 | L3 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(29) | Derrick White | PG | Colorado |
| 2(29) | Jaron Blossomgame | SF | Clemson |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 45 | 34 | .570 |
| 2016-17 | 61 | 21 | .744 |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 15 | .817 |
| 2014-15 | 55 | 27 | .671 |
| 2013-14 | 62 | 20 | .756 |
