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 Dallas Mavericks player Chandler Parsons the final quarter, including a key jumper with 13 seconds left, and the visiting Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder 134-131 on Wednesday. Russell Westbrook topped Oklahoma City with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season and 17th of his career. Monta Ellis scored 26, German juggernaut Dirk Nowitzki had 19 for Dallas (46-29), which shot a sizzling 62 per cent from the field to strengthen its hold on the seventh playoff spot in the West. Anthony Morrow dropped in 32 points, while Turkish-native Enes Kanter had a career-high 30 with 16 rebounds for the Thunder (42-33), which had its lead cut to 1.5 games over New Orleans for the final playoff spot in the West. The Thunder rallied from an early 10-point deficit in the final frame to go ahead 129-128 on two free throws by Morrow with 1:45 remaining. But Parsons and Ellis scored inside to put the Mavs back on top by three. Westbrook made a pair from the stripe to bring the Thunder within 132-131. But Parsons hit a spinning jumper in the lane with 13 seconds remaining restoring the lead to three. Westbrook missed a wild straightaway 3-pointer but ran down the ball in the left corner only to miss another triple. The Mavs grabbed the rebound, and Ellis made a free throw to seal the victory. Elsewhere: Houston Rockets 115, Sacramento Kings 111: James Harden hit 8-of-9 triples en route to a career-high 51 points, shooting the Rockets (51-24) past the visiting Kings (26-48), who wasted DeMarcus Cousins' second career triple-double of 24 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, along with a personal-best six blocks. - San Antonio Spurs 103, Orlando Magic 91: Aron Baynes scored 18 points and the visiting Spurs' (49-26) beat the Magic (22-53) to clinch their 18th consecutive Western Conference playoff berth. - LA Clippers 126, Portland Trail Blazers 122: Chris Paul hit two free throws with 5.1 seconds left to cap a season-high 41-point, 17-assist effort, and the visiting Clippers (50-26) stormed from 19 down in the second quarter to deny the Trail Blazers a chance at clinching the Northwest Division title with their biggest come-from-behind victory of the season. LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points for Portland (48-26), which had won its previous four outings. - Brooklyn Nets 100, New York Knicks 90: Brook Lopez' tip-in with two seconds left, lifted the visiting Nets (34-40) over the league-worst Knicks (14-61) for their season-high fifth straight win and into a tie with Miami for the seventh playoff spot in the East. - Milwaukee Buck 95, Chicago Bulls 91: Michael Carter-Williams had 21 points with 10 rebounds, and the Bucks (37-38) beat the visiting Bulls (45-30) to remain in the sixth playoff spot in the East despite Jimmy Butler's game-high 25 points. In other games: the Washington Wizards dropped the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 106-93; the Utah Jazz rocked the visiting Denver Nuggets 98-84; and the playoff-bound Toronto Raptors crushed the hosting Minnesota Timberwolves 113-99. Also, the Charlotte Hornets stung the visiting Detroit Pistons 102-78; the Boston Celtics stopped the visiting Indiana Pacers 100-87; and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans blasted the LA Lakers 113-92 | |||||
mercredi 29 avril 2015
Parson, Mavs beat Thunder 134-131 in old-fashion shootout
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