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:

Harden wasn't the most efficient from the field (particularly from three-point range), but his aggressiveness in getting to the bucket resulted in a game-high nine free-throw attempts. He wasn't able to record a fourth-straight double-double Sunday,