Simply put, Game 4 between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder will be an instant classic. Desperate not to be put on the brink of elimination, the Thunder withstood what could have been two devastating 3-pointers by Mike Conley to send the game into overtime and rookie Greivis Vasquez to send it into double overtime before finally pulling out a 133-123 win in triple-overtime to even their Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece. It was the NBA's first triple-overtime playoff game since Chicago beat Boston, 128-127, on April 30, 2009. Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook scored a game-high 40 points in just over 51 minutes and Kevin Durant had
"It's something people are going to be talking about for a while. I'm glad I'm a part of it. ... It was the biggest game of my life. I just wanted to take advantage of it. I wanted to leave everything on the court and be satisfied with the results. Just the stakes of the game and the level of the competition. It definitely is one of the best games I've played in and competed in. It was a fun game.'' -- Durant.
Meanwhile, Miami lead 3-