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News18
27-04-2025
- Sport
- News18
Aaron Gordon's Buzzer-Beater Slam Dunk Kills Off LA Clippers In Game 4; Nuggets Level Series 2-2
Last Updated: Video review confirmed the ball left Gordon's hands above the rim just before the buzzer sounded after the Nuggets had blown a 22-point lead. Aaron Gordon slammed down Nikola Jokic's miss as time expired to lift the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 on Saturday to tie their playoff series 2-2. Video review confirmed the ball left Gordon's hands above the rim just before the buzzer sounded after the Nuggets had blown a 22-point lead. AARON GORDON DUNK AT THE BUZZER FOR THE NUGGETS WIN!!! 🚨🚨ONE OF THE CRAZIER ENDINGS YOU'LL SEE 🤯😱 #TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness — NBA (@NBA) April 27, 2025 Jokic had 36 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. and Christian Braun had 17 points apiece. Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points for the Clippers. Norman Powell added 22 and Ivica Zubac had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. The Nuggets split their two games at the new Intuit Dome. Game 5 is Monday in Denver. A skirmish between the teams near the end of the first half resulted in six technical fouls, including on Jokic. The Clippers led for the first time in the game at 97-96 on Bogdan Bogdanovic's offensive rebound and basket with 1:11 remaining. Jokic's free throw and basket put Denver back in front, 99-97, before Zubac tied it. Jokic's 3-point attempt from the right side soared long over the basket, but Gordon sprang for the rebound with James Harden on his back and slammed it down. The teams were left in suspense while the referees reviewed the play. The Nuggets outscored the Clippers 35-19 in the third to lead 85-65. Leonard, Harden and Powell sparked the Clippers in the fourth, when they outscored Denver 34-16. Jokic was one of three Nuggets, along with Gordon and Braun, to receive technicals for the mid-court melee with 6.6 seconds left. Harden, Powell and Kris Dunn of the Clippers got offsetting fouls after the referees decided no closed fist punches were thrown. The confrontation riled up Clippers fans, who chanted, 'Throw him out!" at Gordon, but it didn't do much for the home team. Los Angeles struggled offensively, shooting 39 of 88 and just 10 of 30 from 3-point range while trailing most of the entire game. The Nuggets led by two at halftime before breaking the game open in the third. They outscored the Clippers 35-17 to go into the fourth ahead 85-65. Jokic had 14 points and the Nuggets hit five 3-pointers to one for the Clippers. Denver's Russell Westbrook sat out with left foot inflammation. First Published:
NBC Sports
04-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Watch Ja Morant hit game-winner to give Grizzlies crucial win over Heat
It's been a rough season for Ja Morant. Injuries have kept him sidelined for nearly half the season. He's not getting to the rim as much as he used to and not finishing in the paint with the same efficiency as he once did. Morant doesn't get to the free throw line like he did as an All-Star. Then the team fires the only coach he has ever had in the NBA. Finally, he's making headlines and getting a warning from the league about his finger gun celebrations. Thursday night he got a little bit of redemption with a vintage move in the paint to create space, and then Morant drained the game winner to give Memphis a critical road win in the playoff chase over the Miami Heat, 110-108. JA WINS IT FOR THE GRIZZLIES AT THE BUZZER 🚨🔥#TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness Morant finished with a team-high 30 points and drained three 3-pointers — then celebrated them with the finger guns celebration the league had warned him about. Postgame, Morant shrugged it off (quote via the Associated Press); 'I was pretty much a villain for two years now. Every little thing, if somebody can say something negative about me, it's going to be out there,' Morant said."So, yeah. I don't care no more.' Morant started slowly this season and in this game — Morant had three points at the half. In the second half, Morant scored 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting. The win has the Grizzlies in a tie with Memphis for the 6/7 seeds in the West — but Memphis will need more big nights from Morant. Just one game separates seeds 5-8 in the West, and 2.5 games separate seeds 3-8. The Grizzlies will need more wins. Desmond Bane and Scotty Pippen Jr. each added 17 points for the Grizzlies. Tyler Herro had a big night with 35 points for Miami, while Bam Adebayo added 26.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ja Morant game winner: Buzzer-beater gives Grizzlies win over Heat
Ja Morant was the hero Thursday night, capping an eventful week for him and the Memphis Grizzlies by beating the buzzer to down the Miami Heat, 110-108. Morant's fadeaway jumper in the paint gave the Grizzlies the win and marked his 29th and 30th points of the night. It was the first win for the Grizzlies since the team's surprise firing of head coach Taylor Jenkins and snapped a four-game losing streak overall. JA WINS IT FOR THE GRIZZLIES AT THE BUZZER 🚨🔥#TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness — NBA (@NBA) April 4, 2025 The heroics also came in the wake of a mini-controversy surrounding Morant, who appeared to make gun gestures in the direction of Golden State's bench during Tuesday's game against the Warriors. Morant (and Golden State's Buddy Hield) will not be disciplined for the gesture — which Morant did again after a 3-pointer Thursday night, though it did not appear to be pointed in any particular direction. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ja Morant buzzer beater: Grizzlies star hits game winner vs. Heat
NBC Sports
27-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Watch LeBron James tip in game-winner at buzzer, give Lakers road win in Indiana
It had not been LeBron James' night. He started the game shooting 0-of-6 from the floor and at the start of the fourth quarter his 18-year streak of scoring in double-digits was at serious risk. But with the game on the line, it was LeBron who was in the right place for a buzzer-beating tip-in that gave the Lakers a 120-119 win in Indiana. 🚨 LEBRON FOR THE WIN 🚨@KingJames tips in the #TissotBuzzerBeater!#YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness ' I really couldn't have too much emotion because I was trying to see if I got the ball off in time,' LeBron said of the tip-in postgame. This was a wild back-and-forth ending where the Lakers — who led much of the game — were up six with less than two minutes to go but saw the Pacers take the lead as the teams kept exchanging runs and buckets. MYLES TURNER FOR THE LEAD. LUKA RESPONDS. Get to ESPN for the finish 🍿 The Lakers got 34 points from Luka Doncic and 24 from Austin Reaves, but there were a lot of players making clutch plays, like a couple of late 3-pointers from Rui Hachimura (the Lakers missed him, his return has been a boost). With the win, the Lakers are just half a game back of the Nuggets for the No. 3 seed in the West. Indiana had a far more balanced attack with Bennedict Mathurin leading the way with 23 points and seven players in double digits. The loss was a blown opportunity for the Pacers, who could have gone up two full games on the Bucks for the No. 4 seed in the East.
New York Times
27-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
LeBron James tips in a buzzer-beater; Lakers narrowly escape Pacers 120-119
LeBron James went from potentially watching one of his most famous streaks end to creating another signature moment Wednesday night. After struggling to score through three quarters, James tipped in a rebound as time expired, giving his Los Angeles Lakers a 120-119 road win over the Indiana Pacers. The bucket gave James 10 points in the fourth quarter, getting him to 13 for the night. Advertisement James had just three points — all free throws — through three quarters. He last scored fewer than 10 points in a regular season game on Jan. 5, 2007, when he had nine points in 43 minutes in a Cleveland Cavaliers game in Milwaukee. Wednesday marked James' 1,283rd game since then. He has scored fewer than 10 points in a playoff game twice during that span, most recently on May 28, 2014. Wednesday, James put back a miss from his new teammate Luka Dončić, capping a wild final minutes in Indianapolis. The Lakers took a six-point lead with 1:51 remaining, but surrendered two fairly easy buckets down the stretch, appearing content to play it safe and not foul. A turnover from Austin Reeves and a floater, plus a free throw, from Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton gave Indiana a 119-118 lead with 42 seconds remaining. The lead held up for 41.9 seconds. 🚨 LEBRON FOR THE WIN 🚨@KingJames tips in the #TissotBuzzerBeater!#YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness — NBA (@NBA) March 27, 2025 'To be honest with you, I didn't know how I felt because I was trying to look at the jumbotron to see if I got (the shot) off before time expired,' James told ESPN after the game. 'I said (on Wednesday morning) that after two weeks, it's going to take a little bit to get my rhythm back offensively, to get my wind back and get my cardio back. One thing about my game is I can always do other things on the floor to help our team win even when I'm not shooting the ball well.' James missed seven of the Lakers' past 11 games due to a groin strain. Los Angeles lost the first two games of James' return — a home loss to Chicago and a defeat in Orlando. James missed all six of his field-goal attempts over the first three quarters, but went 4 for 6 from the field and 2 for 2 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in nearly 38 minutes. With the win, the Lakers improved to 44-28. The Pacers fell to 42-30.
