1 - Jannik Sinner has become the first Italian player to make the quarter-finals of all three existing ATP Masters 1000 events on clay, since 2009 when Madrid Open taking the place of the Hamburg Masters. Group.
LeBron's up to 10 assists with 3 in the first 2 minutes of the 3rd Q, with a pair to AD (30 points on 13 of 14 FG's), then one to Reaves for his first triple to put LAL up 68-48.
The Lakers take a 59-44 lead into the half. AD is playing one of his finest games as a Laker, with 24 pts on 11-for-12 shooting 6 reb 1 stl 1 blk so far. D'Angelo Russell, who was 6-for-20 in Game 1, is 6-for-10 at the half for 18 pts.
The Lakers finished second in a 4-way tiebreaker for the 2024 NBA Draft order after closing the season tied with Philly, Orlando and Indiana with 47 wins.