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Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
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A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry and LeBron James confronted off in opposition to one another.
CNN
—
A weird finish to the sport overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Enviornment, as a damaged cease clock and controversial name overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired so as to add a 23-minute delay to the sport’s last two minutes.
With lower than two minutes remaining and the Lakers trailing the Warriors by simply 4 factors, the newest chapter of their rivalry gave the impression to be heading in the direction of an exhilarating conclusion.
However James’ three-pointer was scratched out after he netted it when officers dominated that he had stepped out of bounds, growing the Lakers’ deficit to seven with simply 1:50 remaining.
Then, the shot clock malfunctioned and after a number of makes an attempt to restart the sport and repair the clock, referees ultimately decided that the sector PA announcer would announce the time left on the clock at 5 second intervals in actual time.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs
The shot clock turned caught forcing the announcer to name the seconds left on it within the final two minutes of the sport.
“I’ve by no means seen that be referred to as earlier than like that – in that individual time,” James mentioned afterwards, in accordance with ESPN. “That was form of bizarre. … It took some momentum away from us.”
He completed the sport with 40 factors, matching his season excessive, 9 assists and eight rebounds, as he tried to tug his staff to victory with out Anthony Davis, who had left the sport with an harm after the primary quarter.
James’ longtime rival Steph Curry contributed 31 factors for the Warriors as he returned to the courtroom after three video games away with a sprained proper ankle, whereas Klay Thompson added 26 factors from the bench.
“(The ending) was weird.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr instructed reporters afterwards. “It appears a couple of occasions a 12 months you get clock points. That’s about as excessive as I’ve ever been part of the place the again up unit doesn’t work both. It’s unlucky, I felt dangerous for the followers.
“That was a terrific sport and rapidly, the final two minutes everyone seems to be simply form of one another questioning what to do.”
Ashley Landis/AP
Steph Curry added 31 factors on his return from harm.
It had been a finely poised sport all through even after the Lakers had misplaced Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to assault extra from contained in the paint, racking up factors in that space of the courtroom.
However the sport’s “movement” was interrupted following the problem to James’ three-pointer, Kerr mentioned afterward, including he would “like to see that rule go away.”
“We’re making an attempt so arduous to get every part good on the expense of the movement. Who cares if the man’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that price going again 45 seconds and altering every part?”
James, nonetheless, defended the choice, including that whereas it was “unlucky what occurred,” the referees “have a job to do, they usually must do it one of the best they will.”