Saturday, May 03, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Pacers, Thunder, Clippers Advance

The NBA Playoffs continued on Saturday with three games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Indianapolis:

Paul George scored a career playoff-high 30 points while Lance Stephenson added 19 (to go with his 14 rebounds) as the Indiana Pacers defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 92-80 in game seven of their conference quarterfinal series and won the series four games to three, setting up a conference semifinal series against the Washington Wizards, which starts in Indianapolis on Monday.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Oklahoma City:

Kevin Durant scored 33 points while Russell Westbrook delivered a triple-double (27 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists) as the Oklahoma City Thunder downed the visiting Memphis Grizzlies (who played minus the suspended Zach Randolph) 120-109 in game seven to win their conference quarterfinal series four games to three.

At Los Angeles:

Blake Griffin scored 24 points while Chris Paul added 22 as the Los Angeles Clippers outlasted the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-121 in the seventh and deciding game of their conference quarterfinal series (despite 33 points from the Warriors' Stephen Curry) and gained a shot at the Oklahoma City Thunder in a conference semifinal series, which is set to open on Monday in the Sooner State's capital city.

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