Bighorns Update: Season Recap

Basketball is a game of inches, but it can also boil down to just fractions of a second, as well.

The Reno Bighorns were locked in a dramatic Game 3 against the Los Angeles D-Fenders with the winner of the contest set to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

After dropping Game 1 on the road, Reno rebounded and triumphed in a win-or-go-home situation in Game 2.

Game 3 seemed to be all but over after L.A.’s Vander Blue hit a layup to put the D-Fender’s up six points with just 32 seconds remaining, but the Bighorns refused to lay down.

Reno guard Erick Green would slice his way to the hoop for a lay-in to cut the deficit to four and 27 seconds on the clock. Attempting to prolong the game, the…