Thunder lose to Mavericks when last-second shot is disallowed
The home fans were celebrating, streamers were falling onto the court and Oklahoma City appeared to have taken a 2-0 lead in its series against the Dallas Mavericks, despite a shaky overall performance.
[...] Dallas escaped.
A putback at the buzzer by Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams that would have won the game was disallowed upon review, and the Mavericks defeated the Thunder 85-84 on Monday night to even their Western Conference playoff series at one win apiece.
“I’m very proud of our guys and the way they responded after one of the most disappointing games in franchise history,” Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle said.
Raymond Felton had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Dirk Nowitzki added 17 points for the Mavericks.
Durant’s 26 misses were the most he has had in 716 career games, including the regular season and playoffs.
Valanciunas had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Kyle Lowry had 18 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Toronto beat visiting Indiana, snapping its postseason losing streak at seven games.
The Raptors had not won a playoff game since a 115-113 home victory over Brooklyn on April 30, 2014.