Kiwi basketballer Steven Adams produced his most complete performance of the National Basketball Association playoffs to date in Oklahoma City Thunder’s 119-108 game four win over the Dallas Mavericks. If it can complete that objective on Monday night, there’s a chance it may be the last time the Thunder faces the Dallas Mavericks in the postseason with Dirk Nowitzki leading the team. “I didn’t mean to to flagrant-foul Justin Anderson”. The Thunder are allowing 28 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 48.5 rebounds per game. “It wasn’t flagrant. The refs had to make the call”. When the National Basketball Association hands down its punishment to Durant, that could be a factor and possibly result in a suspension for Game 5.
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In other words, could Durant be suspended from Monday’s Mavericks-Thunder Game 5 in Oklahoma City?
Durant wasn’t at all surprised that Carlisle mentioned him specifically as being one of the primary instigators of physical play on OKC because he knows exactly where the veteran head coach was coming from in doing so.
IN scored the first seven points, took control with a 3-point spree late in the first quarter and led by as much as 25 points in the first half. But Carlisle wasn’t interested in discussing that even though he created a stir by calling out Durant before the game.
Durant finished the game with 19 points, the first time in 67 games he did not score at least 20 points.
The Thunder had the appropriate response to their Game 2 loss as they beat up on Dallas to take Game 3 131-102.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – After the Charlotte Hornets dropped the first two games of their first-round series against the Miami Heat, team owner Michael Jordan and assistant coach Patrick Ewing approached coach Steve Clifford with a suggestion: Post up rookie 7-footer Frank Kaminsky more.
In three games at the American Airlines Center this season before Saturday, Dion Waiters has averaged 15.1 points, almost six more than his season average of 9.8.
“I’m surprised”, Durant said of the league’s decision after shootaround on Saturday in Dallas.
Mejri injured his right hip with seven minutes left in the game.
Mavericks: Nowitzki passed Elgin Baylor (3,623 points) for 15th on the NBA’s career playoff scoring list after passing Wilt Chamberlain (3,607) in Game 3.
Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) leads a fast break against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Portland, Ore. He limped to the locker room with 10:31 remaining.
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Barea played despite a right groin strain that kept him out of Game 2 and will limit him as long as the series lasts.
