The NBA would love seven games of this, but will have to settle for one … and change, if there’s a repeat of whatever clock malfeasance occurred in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Another footnote of the LeBron James-Stephen Curry book was entered, with the Warriors coming away with a 128-121 victory, and it’s likely those two will do this dance again in a little over a month in the Play-In Tournament — although it’s not completely out of the question Golden State or the Lakers overtake whomever is floundering in the eighth spot, nor is it too crazy to envision the Houston Rockets making life miserable for both veteran teams in the meantime.