Let’s just get the spoiler out of the way up front: None of today’s NBA results helped the Portland Trail Blazers. But we’ll go through them anyway, and recap Portland’s draft lottery position at the end.
The San Antonio Spurs came oh-so-close to upsetting the Golden State Warriors, but a late Klay Thompson three-pointer stopped the upset bid. With the Spurs closing in on the Blazers’ record, and Portland owning the Warriors’ protected first-round pick, this was not the desired result.
The LA Clippers took a first half lead on the Hornets, and never gave it up.