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Hawks, Grizzlies revel in home victories
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ATLANTA and Memphis both capitalized on a return to their home courts by beating their more-fancied opponents on Thursday to take 2-1 leads in their NBA first-round playoff series, while the Los Angeles Clippers won a nail-biter to also go up 2-1.
Atlanta beat Indiana 98-85 to stay ahead in the series against the Eastern Conference top seed, while Memphis beat Oklahoma City 98-95 in overtime to also seize the initiative in the series. The Clippers edged Golden State 98-96 in Oakland for a similar 2-1 advantage.
Atlanta continued to play well above the standard expected of a No. 8 seed, particularly one that finished the regular season with more losses than wins.
The Hawks did appear to get some advantage from the officials, When they were up 84-78 with the shot clock running down, Jeff Teague hit an improbable running 3-pointer from the sideline. His foot appeared to touch the line, putting him out of bounds, but it was allowed to stand even after a video review.
Teague scored 22 points and Korver added 20 for the Hawks.
Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 21 points, and Luis Scola added 17 in another stellar performance off the bench that at least gave Indiana hope.
Memphis won its second straight overtime game after blowing a fourth-quarter lead.
This time, the Grizzlies led by 17 before going cold for most of the final 7:43 of regulation. Still, they regained momentum in overtime, when Mike Conley scored five of his 20 points.
NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 30 for the Thunder.
Blake Griffin scored 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds to power the Clippers ahead by 18 points in the third quarter.
Klay Thompson scored 26 points, and Stephen Curry had 16 points and 15 assists in Warriors’ rally which fell short.
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