fifth

Most experts thought the Clippers would have to fight for a play-in spot, but they finished fifth and enter playoff series against Denver healthy and hopeful.

The Rockies scored two runs in the fourth on a two-out double by Jacob Stallings and Knack exited after retiring the first batter in the fifth, having reached a predetermined pitch count.

In that moment, there was a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction from Lue and the Clippers because they had exceeded expectations and finished in the fifth spot in the NBA’s competitive Western Conference.

That assist was his fifth for the club - no Premier League player has managed more since his Villa debut.

He briefly led on Sunday after a birdie on the second coupled with McIlroy's double bogey on the first but eventually finished tied for fifth.