WASHINGTON: James Harden and Paul George combined for 66 points as the Los Angeles Clippers survived an epic Dallas comeback bid to tie their NBA playoff series on Sunday (Apr 28) as New York took a 3-1 lead over Philadelphia behind Jalen Brunson's 47 points.
James Harden of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots the ball while defended by Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at American Airlines Center on Apr 28, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.
Harden scored 15 of his 33 in the fourth quarter, when Dallas - led by the star duo of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic - threatened to match the biggest comeback win in NBA playoff history. George made his first basket of the second half, a three-pointer, to put the Clippers back up 107-105 with 1:55 to play."We can't go home down 3-1," Harden said of the Clippers' resolve.
"But we also didn't think we would come into the building and be up 31 points either. I told our team, just get the win."In Philadelphia, Brunson broke the New York franchise record for points in a playoff game and added 10 assists as the Knicks pushed reigning NBA Most valuable Player Joel Embiid and the Sixers to the brink of elimination in their Eastern Conference series.
In Indianapolis, the Indiana Pacers drilled 22 three-pointers in a 126-113 victory over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks to take a 3-1 series lead. The Bucks, with superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo still sidelined by a calf injury, were also without injured Damian Lillard and saw Bobby Portis ejected in the first quarter after a scuffle with Andrew Nembhard after the two tangled under the basket.
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