DALLAS James Harden scored 15 of his twenty nine items inside fourth one fourth while Oklahoma City rallied for the 103-97 wining Saturday overnight to be able to carry your defending NBA champ Dallas Mavericks outside the playoffs.
The Thunder trailed by tough luck tips together with 9:44 eventually left ahead of Harden obtained seven from a row, and eleven within a 12-0 run over the next three minutes.
Oklahoma City finally required the particular lead, as well as retained it, once Russell Westbrook stole that shot from Dirk Nowitzki as well as handed down to be able to Serge Ibaka for a two-handed bust that will made it 92-91 along with 5:17 left.
Dallas may be the following protecting champion around five years to help become swept in the very first round. After winning over the Mavericks within this 2006 NBA Finals, Miami missing throughout four games to Chicago the next year.
Clippers 87, Grizzlies 86: At Los Angeles, when the Clippers hadn't already been consequently inept in the cost-free throw line, Rudy Gay's last-second chance probably would not have mattered.
Chris Paul had 24 points and 11 assists and high-flying Blake Griffin extra 17 factors for the Clippers, whom conquer the Memphis Grizzles 87-86 Saturday exclusively right after Gay had missed a 3-pointer right before the buzzer.
"That's the way many of us organized it," Paul joked. "They aren't likely to supply individuals anything. They're in no way away of the game together with an impressive scorer for instance Rudy Gay."
The Clippers picked up their very first household playoff game with 6 months time conditions to look at a 2-1 collection lead while in the Western Conference playoffs. Game 4 can be Monday night.
The long-suffering Clippers fans, exactly who made Staples Center in to a seashore with red, quickly could possibly have got ended up home disappointed.
Paul struck a fadeaway jumper with 2:02 quit to get an 82-80 lead. On your next possession this individual had a no-look jump excrete that will Griffin come together journey base intended for a new beast slam.
Trailing 86-80 after two totally free throws by simply Paul, Gay hit some sort of 3-pointer with 12.9 just a few seconds left, Memphis' initial field purpose because 7:10. After Los Angeles skipped several connected with several cost-free throws, Gay reach a different 3-pointer having 8.9 moments for you to hush this crowd.
Eric Bledsoe missed two additional free throws, Gilbert Arenas rebounded for Memphis recreate up Gay's remaining shot. Gay, whom acquired 24 points, bought several place to shoot, in addition to easily enable go. But this this shot bounced off the rim.
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