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OCVarsity's roundup has the highlights from the CIF-SS boys basketball playoff games Friday, Feb. 20.

Aliso Niguel relies on its interior play to beat Gahr in the semifinals, and now it has a chance to win the school's first CIF-SS title since 2005.

Pickens banked in a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left on the clock to send the Rams to the section finals for the second straight season.

Maxwell Scott scores 17 points as the Sea Kings lose in a CIF-SS Open Division play-in game for a spot in the SoCal regional.

JSerra beats Inglewood in a high-scoring semifinal in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Lions will face Crean Lutheran in the championship game.

Ryan Hull leads the way for Trabuco Hills with 37 points, but his teammates also come through with some big plays in crucial moments.

Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James combine for 80 points and 24 assists in just their 11th game together this season, as the Lakers blow a 16-point lead in the second half before surviving, 125 ...

Kennard, who has played in all four games since being acquired in a trade with Atlanta earlier this month, says the Lakers have made his return to the region a smooth transition.

The tournament's all-time leading money winner, it's no surprise to see the Australian tied for fourth at 9-under-par 133, three shots behind co-leaders Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman. Rory McIlro ...

Scores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Feb. 20 ...