The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 30 points from superstar LeBron James, stayed alive in the NBA playoffs on Saturday with a 119-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets.But the four-time NBA champion wasn't ready to celebrate the Lakers' first win over Denver in 12 contests, since December of 2022, knowing that no NBA team has rallied from 3-0 down to win a playoff series.
The New Orleans Pelicans fell 106-85 to the Oklahoma City Thunder and now find themselves in a 3-0 series deficit in their NBA Playoffs first round matchup. It wasn't a particularly intriguing game for the Pelicans, who are still without star Zion Williamson after he injured a hamstring in the NBA Play-In Tournament. New Orleans was outscored in every quarter on Saturday, and now face a daunting task in their attempt to comeback from a 3-0 deficit. No team in NBA history has ever advanced after trailing a series 3-0.
Guard Javian McCollum is transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma in scoring this past season. The 6-foot-2 McCollum started all 30 games he played for the Sooners, averaging 13.3 points per game while hitting 40.4% from the field and 31.4% from 3-point range. McCollum, a Florida native who played his first two college seasons at Siena, will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Yellow Jackets.
No | Player | P |
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15 | PG | |
21 | PG | |
11 | PG | |
24 | SG | |
33 | SF | |
14 | SF | |
5 | SF | |
32 | PF | |
8 | SF | |
3 | SG | |
25 | SF | |
22 | PF | |
50 | PF | |
37 | SF | |
0 | SG | |
17 | C | |
1 | PF | |
40 | C |