With Westbrook struggling all night to buy a bucket and Denver building its biggest lead in the fourth quarter, Kevin Durant decided it was time to take over. He scored 16 of OKC’s last 20 and a career-high 41 points to put away the Nuggets with one clutch play after another down the stretch on both ends of the court.
The Heat are through to the next round too behind big nights from Wade (26) and Chalmers (20).
Finally, Spurs got back in the series against Memphis in the craziest of manners. With 9 seconds on the clock and 3 points down, the ball fell to Manu Ginobili after a huge scramble, the Argentine let an off-balanced corner triple fly, and it went in. Game tied. Or was it? No, the referee reviewed the action and Gino had his left toe on the line. Never mind, after two converted free-throws from Randolph, Gary Neal fired an undeniable triple from way down town at the buzzer to rescue Spurs, which would then take the momentum into overtime and bring the series back to 2-3.