Portland had the better of the Dallas Mavericks in game 4 and tied the series.
They shouldn’t have. Very late in the third quarter Peja Stojakovic drained a triple that turned the game into a humiliation for the Blazers into their home court. It was plus 23 for the Mavs. But basketball is a funny game full of potential heroes. One of them was sub Brandon Roy, who will probably been remembered down there forever. He caught fire late scoring 18 points in the 4th quarter alone to ignite the fiercest and most improbable comebacks of all, including the last two clutch baskets.
Meanwhile, Zach Randolph (25 points) thought he’d hit the first three-pointer of his playoff career in the dying seconds against Spurs. Good idea as that went in for Memphis who hold off San Antonio’s comeback 91-88 to lead the series 2-1.
In the other games, Kevin Durant had 26 and Westbrook 23 to give OKC a 3-0 lead in the series against the Nuggets, while the Pacers got one back against the Bulls (1-3) to avoid the sweep.