NBA-Playoffs 2025: Grizzlies lose morant as a Thunder-Ti 2nd Biggest comeback in post-season history; Knicks recover at the home court again

Memphis led 77-51 in half, brought the franchise brand together for most points in a playoff game and published the second largest half-time manager in post-season history. The grizzlies led from up to 29 and tried to hold on to Morant, but it was too big.

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Morant had 15 points and five templates before his departure.

His status is not yet known; The grizzlies that he will go through more tests on Friday.

In a series that already looked like a mismatch before Memphis showed some life in the first half of game 3, it could be very good over.

The thunder rolls

Oklahoma City exceeded the Grizzlies 36-18 in the third quarter, but it was not done there.

Led by Chet Holmgrens 23 points in the second half, the thunder was missing when Memphis was missing the goals to hold the top seeds of the West.

The thunder took her first tour with 1:20 in the game on a free throw from Jalen Williams and never looked back again. They held the grizzlies on 13 points in the fourth quarter when they won the period by 14 points.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended with 31 points on 26 shots and added eight assists and four rebounds, and Williams contributed 26 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals.

While the aura could have scored a hit on Thursday of the invincibility of the thunder – they probably could not have been able to get back when Morant continues to play – they showed something and refused to stop.

This has to count for something, even if you fall back at 29.

Game 4 is 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday in Memphis.

Knicks 118, Pistons 116

The New York Knicks, who were driven by Karl-Anthony Town’s powerful play and recurrence, returned the Detroit Pistons to win the 3-year game in the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in order to achieve a 2-1 lead in the first round and get the lead.

Kat is back

An important action after the loss of the Knicks in game 2 was how New York and Point Guard Jalen Brunson would get the big man going after scoring 10 points in 5-of-11 shooting in 33 minutes.

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The cities took the matter on Thursday evening and met on the way to 31 points and eight rebounds three 3s in the first quarter.

The cities forced the campaign and had 17 points in the first half to set the tone for the kinks in an enemy environment.

This is the kind of Star Performance that New York expected when they acquired it before the start of the season, and the Knicks will need this level of play if they want to go deep in the off -season.

The new Mr. Clutch

Brunson took home the honor of the NBA clutch players of the year on Wednesday and showed why he was a deserved winner in game 3.

When Detroit refused to calm down after the storms in the third quarter and again in the fourth storms, Brunson took control and scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shootings with two templates during this period.

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New York led 102-91 with 6:56, but Detroit never gave up and cut the lead to 104-101 with 4:42 left and remained annoying until the end.

But Brunson reacted with a mid-range jumper with 4:10 on the left and hit a few layups to give New York a 112-105 pillow that they would need. Brunson ended with 30 points at 9-of-20 shooting with nine templates and seven rebounds

This should be the formula for the Knicks: Kat that apply the crime, and Brunson is closer. It is a fine line to navigate, but it is one that the kinks have to depend on sustainable success.

What was going on in the end?

The Knicks led 116-110 in competition with 23 seconds, but things seemed to last from there.

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With the Knicks with 116-113 with 5.3 seconds, referee Zach Zarba seemed to miss a back court violation against Brunson.