Rivers was right about the free-throw line, although perhaps the message didn’t get through to his best players. During a decisive 14-0 Clippers run in the fourth quarter, there was Lillard guarding Harden after a timeout, hands where they weren’t supposed to be. Harden drew the 3-shot foul, knocking down all of his free throws:

Wednesday’s game between the Celtics and Clippers was highly entertaining. Boston required overtime to win despite having Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White in the lineup. The Clippers were down four starters (James Harden, Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac), but the available players didn’t use that as an excuse.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Derrick White added 20 points and Sam Hauser had ... LA's Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac were all sidelined. The Clippers trailed by seven in the fourth, but Coffey ...

The Los Angeles Clippers won thanks to a big triple-double from James Harden. After the game, Tyronn Lue had to jokes about Harden.

Derrick White added 20 points and Sam Hauser had ... LA's Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac were all sidelined. The Clippers trailed by seven in the fourth, but Coffey ...