Blexfraptor Posted April 16, 2019 Posted April 16, 2019 A 3-pointer by Landry Shamet with 16 seconds left gave the Los Angeles Clippers a win over the Golden State Warriors (135-131) on Monday and tied his NBA Western Conference playoff series to a triumph by side. The basket was the culmination of a comeback of 31 points, the largest in the history of the playoffs. The previous record, in fact, was in the hands of the eternal rivals of the Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, who in 1989 overcame a disadvantage of 29 points against the Seatte SuperSonics. The victory was sealed shortly after Shamet's triple with three free throws by Montrezl Harrell and now the first-round series travels to Los Angeles, where matches three and four will be played on Thursday and Sunday. Lou Williams was the best for the Clippers with 36 points, followed by Harrell with 25 and the Italian Danilo Gallinari with 24. While for the champions the star Stephen Curry was the best with 29, followed by Kevin Durant with 21. The Golden State Warriors saw their postseason winning streak cut in seven games. For its part, Los Angeles Clippers return to the playoffs after missing them last season SIXERS ALSO IGUALAN SERIES Prior to the Warriors-Clipppers, in Philadelphia, the local Sixers changed the game pattern and matched their Eastern Conference playoff series to a side win after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 145-123. The offensive reference of the triumph of the premises was the Australian Ben Simmons, who excelled with a triple-double. Simmons led the way with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists and the Sixers had a ruthless response after falling on Saturday against the New York quintet. The Australian had a disastrous game 1 in his own home (nine points) and from a PR perspective after he criticized the fans for booing them during the game in which the Sixers were never really. The Sixers opened with a 14-0 offense to start the second half and then stretched the lead to 20 points with a basket and a Simmons steal. The Nets collapsed in the second half and were largely overcome by the game played on this day by the hosts. Joel Embiid seconded Simmons on the offense with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Cameroonian scored 13 points in the third period when the Sixers increased the lead to 29 points. The Nets are now heading home for games three and four on Thursday and Saturday.
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