The Miami Heat punctuatedthe game with a killer 16-0 run to rally past the Boston Celtics and win the series in Game 5 (97-87). Guard Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 34 points, but it was the fourth-quarter play of LeBron James that propelled the Heat into the next round.
Meanwhile, the Thunder played their best game of the series to go 3-2 ahead in the series over Memphis. Kevin Durant scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as OKC pulled away with a late first half surge. They took (off) where they had left off in the second flying away with a dominant victory.