The two elder statesmen of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James and Marcus Smart, had shouldered the load of a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback against the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of that first-round series,

The NBA admitted that the referees working the Lakers vs. Rockets Game 3 missed calls involving LeBron James and Marcus Smart.

LeBron James turns in a vintage performance and Marcus Smart makes play after play in the clutch as L.A. stakes a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets in Game 3.

Houston's head coach drew buzz for a brutally honest quote after the Rockets blew Game 3 to Los Angeles.

LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, and the Lakers took advantage of a Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.

The Lakers are up 3-0. Will the Rockets show some fight, or will LeBron James and company close out the series?

The San Antonio Spurs' kids look ready, even if Victor Wembanyama may not be. With the Spurs star unavailable, second-year guard Stephon Castle delivered 33 points and rookie Dylan Harper pitched in a career-high 27 points along with 10 rebounds in a 120-108 victory in Portland on Friday to take a 2-1 series lead.

His first postseason points comes in a 26-second flurry that includes a three-pointer and an alley-oop dunk off a pass from his father in Game 3.