The Los Angeles D-Fenders took their first round series in the NBA D-League Playoffs 2-1 over the No. 1 seed Reno Bighorns, winning two away games to take the series. What was even more impressive was that they did it without Justin Hawkins and Lazar Hayward, the latter suffering a broken hand in the series against Reno. The good news is that Hawkins is now back for the D-League Finals.
In the D-League Western Conference Finals, the D-Fenders faced the No. 2 seed Austin Spurs and won the first game at home by five points, but fell in Game 2.