by this point, many entertainment and sports events were postponed or canceled. the los angeles lakers hosted the portland trail blazers in an nba playoff basketball game on the night the rioting started, but the following game was postponed until sunday and moved to las vegas. the los angeles clippers moved a playoff game against the utah jazz to nearby anaheim. in baseball, the los angeles dodgers postponed games for four straight days from thursday to sunday, including a whole three-game series against the montreal expos; all were made up as part of doubleheaders in july. in san francisco, a city curfew due to unrest forced the postponement of a may 1, san francisco giants home game against the philadelphia phillies.