Thursday, May 01, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Pacers, Thunder, Warriors Force Game Sevens

The NBA Playoffs continued on Thursday with three games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Atlanta:

David West scored 24 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out six assists as the Indiana Pacers went on a 16-4 run to end the game and upend the hosts Atlanta Hawks 95-88 to square their conference quarterfinal series at three games apiece and force a seventh and deciding game back in Indianapolis on Saturday.  Paul George also scored 24 points for the Pacers while Lance Stephenson contributed 21 to the Indiana coffers.  Jeff Teague paced the Hawks with 29 points while Paul Millsap added 16 points to go with his 18 rebounds.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Memphis:

Kevin Durant scored 36 points and grabbed ten rebounds while Russell Westbrook added 25 as the Oklahoma City Thunder squared their first-round series at three games apiece with a 104-84 game-six road victory against the Memphis Grizzlies.  The series will be decided in Oklahoma City on Saturday.

At Oakland, California:

Stephen Curry scored 24 points and dished out nine assists as the Golden State Warriors outlasted the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 100-99 in game six of their conference quarterfinal series.  The finale of this series, now deadlocked at three games apiece, will be played on Saturday in Los Angeles.

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