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From Broderick Turner: At the back of the Lakers bench sat Anthony Davis and LeBron James, both fit and both unable to help their teammates with injuries.
Davis did not play because the Lakers kept him out of back-to-back games to prevent a recurrence of a stress injury in his right leg, and James pulled out with pain in his right leg.
Thus, only D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Austin Reeves and the rest of the group continue the Lakers against the Houston Rockets with the second-worst record in the NBA.
However, the Rockets pose a threat to the Lakers as they just beat the Boston Celtics in the previous game, and this young Houston-based team has a group of seasoned, athletic players who want to make it harder for the team in the playoffs. or in the showdown. opinion. . – in landing.
The Lakers saw this after losing 114-110 to the Rockets Tuesday at the Toyota Center.
Without Davis' protective presence, the interior of the Rockets reveled in paint.
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NBA PERMANENT PLAY OFFS
Western region
The top six advance to the playoffs. Numbers 7-10 compete in a play-in tournament to determine the last two places.
1. Denver Nuggets, 46-23,-
2. Sacramento Kings, 41-27, 4.5 GB
3. Memphis Grizzlies, 41-27, 4.5 GB
4. Phoenix Suns, 37-32, 9 GB
5. Slicer, 37-33, 9.5 GB
6. Golden State Warriors, 36-34, 10.5 GB
7. Minnesota Timberwolves, 35-35, 11.5 GB
8. Dallas Mavericks, 35-35 years old, 11.5 GB
9. Oklahoma City Thunder, 34-35, 12 GB
10. Lakers, 34-36, 12.5 GB
11. Utah Jazz, 33-36 years old, 13 GB
12. New Orleans Pelicans, 33-36, 13 GB
13. Portland Trail Blazers, 31-38, 15 GB
14. San Antonio Spurs, 18-51, 28 GB
15. e-Houston Rocket, 17–52, 29 GB
eliminated from electronic playoffs
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STONE
From Andrew Greif: Nine years ago, the Clippers of the Lob City era were on the rise with Chris Paul at point guard. Even with former owner Donald Sterling's pre-postseason suspension, it wasn't enough to stop them from winning the first-round series against Curry and Golden State.
But while the Clippers never got past the postseason hump, Golden State has since climbed to the top of the NBA mountain four times. The 2014 streak between Paul and the Clippers and Warriors Curry remains the Warriors' last seven-game losing streak against Western Conference rivals. The Warriors remain in the 2023 Jekyll & Hyde season, with the Warriors 29-7 at home and 7-26 away on Wednesday, and even with Andrew Wiggins sidelined for nearly two months due to an undisclosed personal injury. Problems. the standard by which all Western rivals are measured, the ultimate video game master behind Curry's ubiquitous offensive potential.
So Wednesday's franchise meeting at the Crypto.com Arena was a psychological test. It is also, more importantly, pragmatic.
Teams with similar records, and the Clippers need a win to bolster their series winning hopes, Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole are perfect for determining if the Clippers and their improved defense can break the three-game streak. as a stress test. . stripes, it really is.
They returned with a 134–126 victory, the fourth in a row that they kept quiet during Curry's solo offensive performance. He finished 20 of 28 with 50 points, including eight missed 3-pointers. The victory split the Clippers (37-33) and the Warriors (36-34) in the standings, and was again positive in the final game with Eric Gordon (16 points), Terence Mann (17 points) and starter Ivica. tense. Zubac (19 points, 16 rebounds), Kawhi Leonard (30 points) and Paul George (24 points, 7 assists).
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University of California at Los Angeles
From Ben Bolch: To sit or not to sit remains the question for Adem Bona.
Should the UCLA freshman struggle with a sore left shoulder to play in the Bruins' NCAA Tournament against heavily depleted North Carolina Asheville at the Golden 1 Center on Thursday, or take a break in hopes of moving closer to full strength in a tougher battle?
UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Tuesday that Bona's pain level and his ability to contribute are factors that will determine whether he plays against the Bulldogs.
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NCAA Tournament Lottery Predictions: J. Brady McCollough Predictions for Each Game
USC BASKETBALL
From Ryan Cartier: Four months ago, long before his Trojans secured their third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, Andy Enfield walked off the field after being distracted by what he saw after USC's first goal.
It is impossible to think of a worse start for USC. A 13-point loss at the hands of former Anfield team on Florida's Gulf Coast put his 10th season in jeopardy. The approach of the new four guards failed. The new youth rotation seems to be lost. Two great captains are fighting. In the post-match press conference, Anfield lamented the lack of preparation.
"We're not a very good team," the coach admitted this week, recalling his start to the season. “Who could we play that night and lose? That's why we're a little angry."
Come to think of it, those same Trojans in March were a bad game for a team that beat ninth-seeded Florida's Gulf Coast opening night of the Atlantic Sun conference. USC only lost one game at Galen Center for the remainder of the season. The Trojans scored 22 victories, the sixth time in seven years. And he made it to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time near Anfield, the most with a Trojan coach.
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Calendar of men's tournaments
All Pacific Time
(Top 4 in Dayton, Ohio.)
Wednesday Results
No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 84, no. 16 South Texas 61
No. 11 Arizona State 98, no. 11 Nevada 73
Today (32 tour)
Southern region
No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia 9am CBS
#4 Virginia vs. #13 Furman, 9:30, truTV
No. 7 Missouri and no. 10 Utah Street 10:20 TNT
#1 Alabama vs. #16 Texas A&M CC, 11:30 AM, CBS
No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston, noon, TruTV
#2 Arizona vs. #15 Princeton, 12:50, TNT
Western region
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Howard, 10:50, TBS
#8 Arkansas vs. #9 Illinois, 1:20 p.m., TBS
No. 7 Northwest vs. No. Boise st. 10, 16:25, TruTV
#2 UCLA vs #15 UNC Asheville, 6:55 pm, truTV
Midwest
No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn, 15:45, TNT
No. 2 Texas v. No. 15 Colgate, 4:15 pm, TBS
1 Houston vs. 16 Northern Kentucky, 18:15, TNT
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State, 6:45 pm, TBS
Eastern region
No. 5 Dukes vs No. 12 Oral Roberts, 4 p.m., CBS
#4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana 6:30 pm CBS
Friday (until 16)
Eastern region
#7 Michigan State vs. at #10 USC, 9am CBS
No. 2 Market vs. No. 15 Vermont, 11:30 a.m. CBS
No. 1 Purdue and no. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, 3:45 pm, TNT
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 "Destiny", 4 p.m., CBS
No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic, 18:15, TNT
No. 3rd Street Kansas vs. No. 14 Montana Street, 6:30 pm CBS
Midwest
No. 3 Xavier vs No. Kennesaw Street. 14:00, 21:30
No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Pitt Noon TruTV
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 dragons, 16:15, TVS
#4 Indiana vs. No. 13, Kent State, 6:45 pm, TBS
Southern region
No. 3 Baylor and No. 14 UC Santa Barbara 10:20 am TNT
#6 Creighton vs. #11 State of North Carolina, 12:50, TNT
Western region
#5 Saint Mary vs. at #12 VCU, 10:50am, TBS
No. 4 UConn vs. No. 13 Jonah, 13:20, TBS
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. Grand Canyon, 14, 16:25, truTV
No. 6TCU compared to No. Arizona st. 11, 18:55, TruTV
Women's Tournament
Plan
All Pacific Time
first four
Wednesday Results
No. 11 State of Mississippi 70, no. 11 Illinois 56
No. 16 Sacred Heart 57, no. 16 south 47th
Today
No. 11 st. John vs. at #11 Purdue, 4:00 pm, ESPN2
#16 Monmouth vs. #16 Tennessee Tech, 6pm, ESPN2
First round
Friday
Territory (Greenville 1)
No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 9 to Marquette, 8:30 a.m. ESPN2
#7 Arizona vs. #10 West Virginia 9am ESPN
#1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Norfolk State 11:00 AM ESPN
#2 Maryland vs. #15 Holy Cross, 11:30, ESPNUUS
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Southern Utah, 12:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 Ms. st, 15:00, ESNEWS
Territory (Greenville 2)
#6 Michigan vs. #11 UNLV, noon, ESPNU
No. 3GSU compared to No. 14 Hawaii, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
#2 Utah vs. #15 Gardner-Webb, 4:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 NC State v. No. 10 Princeton, 19:00, ESPN2
Territory (Seattle 1)
#1 Virginia Tech compared to #16 Chattanooga, 2:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 USC Compared to Others South Dakota, 9, 5:00 PM, ESPNUUS
Territory (Seattle 2)
No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 10 Georgia, 10:30, ESPN2
#2 Iowa vs. #15 Southeast Louisiana 1pm ESPN
#1 Stanford vs. #16 Sacred Heart, 4:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. Gonzaga, 9, 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Saturday
Territory (Greenville 1)
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Portland, 6:00 PM ESPNU
No. 4 UCLA and No. 13. Sacramento State, 8:30 pm, ESPN2
Territory (Greenville 2)
#1 Indiana vs. #16 Tennessee/Monmouth Technology 8:30 AM ESPN2
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 in Miami, 11:00 AM ESPN
#5 Washington State vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast, 11:30 AM, ESPNU
No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 13. Cleveland State, 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Territory (Seattle 1)
#4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 st. Louie 10am ABC
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 about James Madison, 10:30 am, ESPN2
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Vermont Noon ABC
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Toledo, 12:30 pm, ESPN2
#6 North Carolina vs. #11 Purdue/St. John, 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 10 Alabama, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Territory (Seattle 2)
#6 Colorado vs. #11 Middle Tennessee, 4:00 PM, ESPNUUS
No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 12 Dragons, 4:30 p.m. ESPN2
No. 3 Dukes vs. No. June 14, 6:30 p.m. ESPN2
No. 4 Texas v. No. 13. East Carolina, 7:00 pm, ESPN.
DODGER
From Mike DiGiovanna: Freddie Freeman chooses club over country The Dodgers' first baseman withdrew from the Canadian World Baseball Classic against Colombia on Tuesday with a minor injury to his right side. . Maybe. Seems
"It was very challenging," Freeman said Wednesday after a three-hour treatment at Camelback Ranch. “I apologized to Greg Hamilton (head coach of Team Canada). I feel like I let them down. Of course, he convinced me that it wasn't, but that's how I feel.
Freeman, 33, chose to play in Canada, such as at WBC 2017, in honor of his late mother, Rosemary, who died of skin cancer when Freeman was 10. He was born and raised in Canada; He grew up in Southern California and played at El Modena High School in Orange.
When offensive quarterback Atonio Mafi moved from UCLA to the NFL, he shared his journey with Times staff columnist Ben Bolch via weekly pre-draft diaries on April 27. Mafi spoke this week about the importance of a strong professional performance for the Bruins.
It's a shame you weren't invited to an NFL game, but that's okay.
I'll be doing combos at UCLA Pro Day on Wednesday. I feel ready to show the scouts what I can do.
I am currently training because the season ends at the end of December. I recently spent a few months in Florida before returning to Westwood ready to show off all my improvements.
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Hernandez: Has his position changed? Why do scouts prefer UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson?
CHARGE
From Jeff Miller: The Chargers defended a key part of their defensive front when they agreed to trade Morgan Fox on Wednesday.
The deal was announced by Fox representatives on social networks.
Fox, a six-year veteran, made 12 starts and played in all 17 games last season, helping the team deal with injuries, especially on defense against Austin Johnson.
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FOOTBALL
From Kevin Baxter: Gio Reina could be the future of American football. While the current situation doesn't look too good for the talented winger, manager Anthony Hudson says he has no problem getting Reina on his 24-man squad for the Nations League fixtures against Grenada and El Salvador on Wednesday this month.
"I never felt any resistance to his return," Hudson said. “He is a young man who has been through a lot. But he seems to be very far ahead in the sense that I can see him paying a lot of attention to football. He is determined to come and do a good job.”
Reyna has been at the center of a three-month soap opera that has shocked and embarrassed American football since Reyna was nearly sent home for lack of effort while training for the World Cup in Qatar last fall. According to a federation report, Reyna's parents were so frustrated with their son's behavior that they complained to US Soccer officials and threatened to divulge personal information about then-coach Greg Berhalter to "clean" him.
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From Kevin Baxter: Being happy is better than being good. But what if you could be both?
There is no doubt that LAFC is good. The team won everything it took to win the MLS last season and then opened this season with three consecutive victories in which they scored 10 goals.
Luck also smiled as LAFC advanced to the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League despite losing Alajuelense 2-1 to Costa Rica at BMO Stadium on Wednesday.
CCL is played in a two-sided series, in which the winner is determined by the sum of points. LAFC won the first leg last week 3-0 in Costa Rica, so Wednesday's loss wasn't enough to stop them moving forward as they won 4-2 on aggregate.
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DUCK
Kyle Palmieri scored a career-high 4 points with a goal and three assists, Brock Nelson scored twice, and teammate Pierre Engvall also scored a goal in the New York Islanders' 6-3 win over the Ducks. Nelson scored a tied goal late in the second half and added another in the third, ending a two-game streak and securing a second consecutive 30-goal season. Engvall tied his career with 15 goals for the third consecutive game. Palmieri, 32, scored four points for the first time in his 724-game NHL career, which began in Anaheim.
REAL HISTORY IN SPORTS
1938 – Temple beat Colorado 60-36 in the first National Invitation Tournament and the first major basketball tournament after the season.
1947 – Billy Taylor of the Detroit Red Wings sets an NHL record with seven assists in a 10-6 win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1955 – NHL President Clarence Campbell suspends Maurice "Rocket" Richard for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs after he hit linesman Cliff Thompson in a game against the Boston Bruins.
1961 – Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion becomes the second player to score 50 goals in a single season in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maurice Richard first did this in 1945.
1971 – Goaltender Glenn Hall wins his 407th and final NHL win over St. Louis. The Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on the road.
1990 – Philip Hutcheson of David Lipscomb University jumps 5 feet at the NAIA tournament and becomes the undisputed college basketball champion. A 6-foot-8 Hutcheson who hit double figures in every collegiate game he played, broke the 1969-72 record of 4,045 set by Kentucky's Travis Grant.
2005 – Robert Sorli of Norway wins his second Iditarod Trail dog sled race in one of the most intense races in recent years. Sorley completed the 1,100-mile trip across Alaska in nine days, 18 hours, 39 minutes and 31 seconds. He was still on the winning streak when Kotzebue's Ed Iten crossed the line in the 34th minute.
2007 – Kobe Bryant scores 33 of his 65 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the Lakers to a 116-111 win over Portland.
2008 – Denver scores an NBA season record with 84 points and one game point in a 168-116 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics.
2010 – Lance McKee wins the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, becoming the first sled dog in 38-year racing history to win four races in a row.
2012 – Kyle O'Quinn leads with 26 points and 14 rebounds. CJ McCollum scores 30 points and Lehigh defeats Duke 75-70 in the South to become the No. 2.15 seed, who beat the No. 1 seed 2 on a wild day at the NCAA Tournament.
2013 – Mikaela Shiffrin completed a stunning second lap to beat Tina Maze to win the Slalom World Cup in an incredible comeback victory in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The American teen won the slalom title in her first full season on the court, 1.17 seconds behind the Labyrinth after the first leg and ahead of the Slovenian in the second.
2013 – Ted Ligeti ended his dominant season in giant slalom with his sixth World Cup win in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. American skier Ingemar Stenmark becomes the only person in the 47-year history of the World Cup to win six giant slalom victories in one season. The 10 games played by Stenmark in 1978-79 is a record.
2018 – Senior quarterback Jarus Lyles scores 28 as the University of Maryland in Baltimore County suffers the most shocking loss in NCAA tournament history, beating Virginia 75–54 for first place. 16 seeds are gone. . Virginia entered the NCAA Tournament as the #1 seed. 1 seed after 31-2, including 20-1 in this season's ACC competition.
2020 – Major League Baseball suspends the remainder of spring training and delays the start of the regular season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; It depends on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control.
– Compiled by Associated Press.
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