1 week Ago By KEVIN CARTER
scored 38 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a narrow 117-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies to complete a four-game sweep and become the first team to advance to the NBA . added 23 points for the , the team with the at 68-14, and will now await the winner of the series between the , fourth seed, and , fifth. The played without their star , who injured his hip in a hard fall in Game 3.
That night, the erased a 29-point deficit after Morant's injury to complete the second-largest comeback in a postseason game since play-by-play recording began in 1996-97. Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Isaiah Joe each scored 11 points for the Thunder, with the German center adding 12 rebounds. While matched his career high with 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
each scored 23 points. The game remained close for three quarters and the went into the final quarter with an 88-85 lead, with a poor 4-of-29 shooting from three-point range. However, a three-pointer with 5:41 left in the game gave the a 102-92 lead, the first time either team had reached double digits.
Memphis reacted and a Bane three-pointer with 7.1 seconds left cut the lead to 116-114. After six lead changes and five ties in the half, led 60-59 at the break.
Cavs hand Heat historic loss and move closer to sweep In Miami, despite a poor afternoon from , the Cavaliers thrashed the Miami Heat with the biggest differential in their history and are on the verge of a sweep after a painful 124-87 loss in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference series scored 22 points, added 21 and the went on an early 33-5 run, outrebounding their rivals 46-29 and outscoring them 60-30 in the paint. said Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson. scored 19 points and added 18 for Cleveland.
had 13 points and 11 assists in 22 minutes (he finished with +33) and scored 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting. their All-Star point guard, was unavailable due to a sprained toe. said the Spoelstra said.
scored 22 points and added 16 for Miami. The Heat's worst playoff loss before Saturday was by 36 points in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals in San Antonio. The will try to complete the sweep in Game 4 against on Monday.
The halftime score was 62-42, and missed its first eight shots of the second half. But only scored four points in that span, wasting an opportunity. led 88-64 going into the final quarter, with the game already decided.
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