The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies battled through 3 overtimes to decide the winner of a pivotal game 4. Russel Westbrook lead the way scoring 40 points for the Thunder but it was Kevin Durant who took over when the Thunder needed him the most. Durant scored 6 of his 35 points in the final overtime to put away the Grizzlies in the 133-123 victory:
Dwayne Wade tried his best to take Rajon Rondo out of the game 3 in the 3rd quarter with an “excuse me” take down. If you did not see it when they replayed it 8 times, Rondo ended up dislocating his elbow on the play. With his arm hanging off and making the best of the 1 good arm he had, Rondo returned to the lineup to score a few baskets and make sure the Celtics buried the Miami Heat. Kevin Garnett lead the way for Boston playing a huge role offensively with 28 points and 18 rebounds in the 97-81 home victory:
The Dallas Mavericks have continued to dismantle the Los Angeles Lakers. With Dirk Nowitzki dropping in his usual 32 points, the rest of the Mavericks followed suit from behind the arc. Dallas went 12-29 from behind the arc compared to a 3-13 shot performance by the Lakers. You live by the 3 you die by the 3, and the Mavericks are L-I-V-I-N:
The Los Angeles Lakers expectations of a “three-peat” might have been a bit presumptuous. For now Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are taking it to the defending NBA Champs. Dirk lead the Mavericks in scoring 24 points as they defeated the Lakers 93-81 and took a 2-0 series lead back to Dallas:
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Fransisco Liriano threw the 7th no hitter in Twins franchise history last night. It was not the prettiest of performances with 6 walks, but he was able to silence the White Sox’s bats:
