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OKLAHOMA CITY, USA – Mike Miller scored 21 points on Tuesday, April 29 as Memphis edged Oklahoma City 100-99 in yet another overtime thriller to take the lead in their NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series.
The Grizzlies took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series as the evenly matched clubs went to overtime for an unprecedented fourth straight game.
The victory was confirmed after Thunder forward Serge Ibaka’s tip-in was ruled too late – just a fraction of a second after the buzzer to end overtime sounded.
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook stripped Mike Conley at the top of the key and drove for an uncontested layup with 4 seconds left in regulation as the Thunder forced overtime.
Thunder star Kevin Durant had a chance to equalize again late in overtime. But after he had hit the first of two free throw attempts with 27.5 seconds remaining, referee Joey Crawford physically stopped the 87-percent free throw shooter from attempting his second try as a problem at the scorer’s table was resolved.
When play resumed, Durant bounced his second attempt off the rim, and he hit the rim again on a tough jump shot as the clock was winding down.
Ibaka’s acrobatic follow-up went in, but a review showed it left his hand after time expired.
Zach Randolph added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, who host game 6 on Thursday with a chance to eliminate the Thunder.
Westbrook finished with a triple-double of 30 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and Durant scored 26 points with 8 rebounds in the setback, in which the Thunder turned the ball over 17 times and shot under 40 percent (39.1) for the fourth successive game. – Rappler.com
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