>> reporter: and so in 2014 steve balmer, age 63, ranks as one of the wealthiest people in the worlda championship. >> well, i think our team plays with a lot of grit, excitement, toughness. >> winning against the stream idea. >> exactly. >> reporter: he grew up in detroit. his dad a swiss immigrant who never finished high school. he took a risk in 1980 and dropped out of business school to help an old friend with his fled fledgeling software company, the friends was bill gates. >> i have a little bit of add, if you will, in my personality. so i wanted to work for somebody who i believed was really smart. >> reporter: he became the the 30th employee, put in charge of sales and business development. >> wherever you want to go today, microsoft software can help yet there. >> reporter: he struck a shrewd deal that gave him part of the company. as they launched operating system like windows 95. in 2000 yates named vollmer to replace him as ceo and his high spirited antics at comp an meetings are still legendary. >> developers, developers, developers. >> reporter: as ceo vollmer hped make

steve balmer loves it, steve kerr does not. >> playoffs are all about defense.w, we had two great efforts down in l.a. i just think we let our guard down and i think i didn't have them ready to fight obviously, because we didn't fight. >> reporter: to make matters worse, the rockets won tonight, so they're waiting, resting. game six, friday night, back in l.a. colin resh, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, colin. also friday night, in the south bay, the sharks and the avalanche at the tank. game one, friday, 7:00 p.m. game two, sunday at 4:30 p.m. like a happy hour special. and then the series shifts to denver. it was a good day for the giants and the a's. the giants won 4-0 and the a's sweep the rangers. >> so much happening. back with more in a moment. ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. i receive travel rewards. going new places! going out for a bite! going anytime. rewarded! learn more at theexplorercard.com. and because redfin.com is amer

clippers owner and founder steve balmer with us.'t get close to getting solved and worries me a lot. what about you? >> worries me a lot, too. when we set out to build this u.s.a. product, we wanted to pro sent the numbers. i will say as a former businessman, it doesn't make sense how long-term expenses can exceed revenue, this year, last year, we were up almost 750 billion of deficit per year. it's a big number, neil. >> neil: and it's not sustainable. for companies, you go that route, you're not around long. i know you just tried to put it in english and terms that people can understand. where it's going and not going. all i do know is the red gets deeper and deeper. i don't see willingness on the part of either party to address that. >> no, i agree with that. you know, no matter whatever your politics, if this is issue for you, both ds and the rs have found ways to increase deficit and i think to me it's a very important issue. there's other also very important issues. but the way this one will get solved will take real deep coll

steve balmer loves it last chance for the warriors curry get a good look from 3. it is off clippers grabbed the rebound they converted their free throws to complete the biggest comeback in playoff history from 31 points down the clippers win one 35 1.31 series. now tied at a game apiece game 3 in l a just thursday. only other game us out east to come in will tumble allen iverson watching their sixers were shocked in game one and game 2 against the nets 3rd quarter 2 well and beans, and me didn't seem to bother him tonight, 23 points, 10 boards. sixers up 70 to 64 now still in the 3rd ben simmons the steel most of the rack 18 points, 12 assists and rebounds a triple double for sentence and in nba playoff record 51 point for philly in the 3rd sixers win one 45 1.23. that series tied at one. another basketball news, what was long expected. finally becomes official zion williamson, the duke freshman superstars leaving school to declare for this summer's nba draft, the 18 year-old is projected to be the first overall pick and for good reason 6, 7, 2, 185 pounds conside