Things didn't look much better when Indy was pushed to seven games in the first round by eighth-seeded Atlanta, or when the Pacers lost Game 1 at home to the Wizards.īut Hibbert revived himself in Game 2, the defense held the Wizards to 63 points in Game 3, and Paul George went off for 39 points in Game 4. The Pacers were 46-13 on March 2 before limping to the end of the regular season, barely holding on to the conference's No. Washington went five minutes without a point and scored only two field goals after Beal's go-ahead 3. West answered with a pair of jumpers, including a tough fade-away, and Stephenson added a layup to start a decisive 20-6 run that included three Wizards turnovers in four possessions. The Wizards appeared to have fixed their home-court demons when Bradley Beal stole a rebound then hit a 3-pointer at the other end to put the Wizards up 74-73 with 8½ minutes to play.īut that was Washington's only lead of the second half. But the team was ultimately undone by an inability to win at home, going just 1-4 at the Verizon Center and 5-1 on the road in the playoffs.
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Washington won a playoff series for the first time since 2005 and a second-round game for the first time since 1982. Marcin Gortat scored 19 points, and John Wall had 12 points and nine assists for the Wizards, who ended their best playoff run in decades. Indiana took Miami to seven games in the conference finals a year ago. Lance Stephenson added 17 points and eight assists for the Pacers, who earned a Game 1 at home against the two-time defending NBA champions on Sunday. Next up, a rematch with Miami in the East decider. The shot-blocker finished with just six points and two rebounds in Game 6 and wasn't the same force inside after blocking off the paint in Games 3 and 4.Awaiting those two teams are perennial powers Miami and San Antonio.ĭavid West scored 29 points in a see-sawing performance by the Pacers, who blew a 16-point second-half lead before pulling away late. The re-emergence of Ibaka, along with dominant games from Durant and Russell Westbrook, is the only way the Thunder can stay alive and force a Game 7. The following tweet from the Thunder summed up the desperate mindset of OKC: Oklahoma City's two victories at home at least guaranteed the team the chance to fight for its season, again at home, in Game 6. You have no clue what's going to happen, how a team is going to come out, whether they're going to be lethargic or hold the ball, get 50/50 balls or don't get 50/50 balls." We talk to our team about that all the time. "I think every game, it's a different animal.
"I have no clue, honestly," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the disparity.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was at a loss when explaining the margin of victory in all five games of the series, per the Associated Press via ESPN: After out-scoring the Thunder by 10 in the third, the Spurs were cruising to a 28-point win that surpassed 30 at numerous points throughout the fourth. San Antonio ground out a double-digit lead at half. Returning home for Game 5 was just what the Spurs needed to get their offense back on track and start frustrating the Thunder's offense.
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