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Thunder edge Clips, Wizards stay alive
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OKLAHOMA City’s Russell Westbrook scored 38 points and made three free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining as the Thunder overcame a seven-point deficit in the final 50 seconds and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-104 on Tuesday to go up 3-2 in the Western Conference semifinals.
The dramatic finish in Oklahoma was a marked contrast to the day’s other game in which Washington cruised to a 102-79 win over the Indiana Pacers to stay alive in their series, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
Westbrook was fouled by Chris Paul while shooting a 3-pointer with the Thunder trailing by two. After his free throws, Paul drove to the hoop, but Reggie Jackson stole the ball from him, and time expired.
Kevin Durant scored 10 of his 27 points in the final 3:23 for the Thunder.
Blake Griffin had 24 points and 17 rebounds, Jamal Crawford scored 19 points and Paul had 17 points for the Clippers.
The Thunder can clinch the series in Los Angeles tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Washington’s Marcin Gortat scored 31 points and had 16 rebounds, and John Wall added 27 points as the Wizards used a 39-rebound edge to rout Indiana.
Washington can level the series at home on Thursday in Game 6.
It was a stunning turnaround for a team that had lost the last three. But with Gortat matching a career high in points and posting a playoff career high in rebounds, Washington held a 62-23 rebounding edge.
David West had 17 points for Indiana.
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