ScoreBoard: Wizards Remain In Playoffs + Thunder Take 3-2 Series Lead

Marcin Gortat had 31 points and 16 rebounds, both game-highs to help the Washington Wizards cruise to a 102-79 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Wizards led by seven at halftime and outscored the Pacers 31-14 in the third quarter. The Wizards dominated the boards out-rebounding the Pacers 62-23. The Wizards had 18 offensive rebounds. John Wall finally broke out of his shooting slump making 11 out of 20 shots. Wall finished with 27 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds for the Wizards. Bradley Beal had 18 points and 8 rebounds for the Wizards. David West had a team-high 17 points and team-high 6 rebounds for the Pacers and Paul George finished with 15 points. West and George were the only Pacers to score in double-figures. The Pacers had a chance to end the series in Indiana and will head back to Washington with a 3-2 series lead.

Russell Westbrook made three free throws after being fouled by Chris Paul to give the Oklahoma City Thunder the lead with 6.4 seconds remaining and 105-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Westbrook had a game-high 38 points and team-high 6 assists for OKC. Kevin Durant made a disappointing 6 out of 22 shots finishing with 27 points, team-high 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the Thunder. Blake Griffin led the Clippers with a team-high 24 points and game-high 17 rebounds. Chris Paul had 17 points, game-high 14 assists for the Clippers and Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score 19 points for the Clippers. The Thunder take a 3-2 series lead and will head to Los Angeles to try end this series in six games.

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