NBA PLAYOFFS RECAP FOR GAME 4

1 Pacers at 8 Hawks

Score: Pacers 91, Hawks 88

Series Score: Pacers 2, Hawks 2

Key Moment: The Pacers needed this win, and thanks to Paul George and David West they got it. George and West each had key three’s down the stretch to carry the Pacers to a series-tying victory.

Quote: “We were just in desperation mode,” West said. “You just can’t go down two games in a playoff series. The odds are against you.”

2 Thunder at 7 Grizzlies

Score: Thunder 92, Grizzlies 89 OT

Series Score: Thunder 2, Grizzlies 2

Key Moment: CSD’s 6th man of the year Reggie Jackson came off the bench and outscored KD and Russell Westbrook. Jackson had 32 points and carried the Thunder to the win.

Quote: “Reggie played an outstanding basketball game,” Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. “He was able to attack and finish around the rim like he’s done all year, and I knew he would bounce back. … He’s done a great job of coming in and giving us that lift offensively when we needed it as a sixth man.”

4 Bulls at 5 Wizards

Score: Wizards 98, Bulls 89

Series Score: Wizards 3, Bulls 1 3

Clippers at 6 Warriors

Score: Warriors 118, Clippers 97

Series Score: Warriors 2, Clippers 2

Quote: “We wanted to come out and focus on all the work we’ve put in over the summer, throughout the course of the season to get ready for this moment in the playoffs and just have fun and enjoy it — not let one person ruin it for everybody,”Stephen Curry said.

3 Raptors at 6 Nets

Score: Raptors 87, Nets 79

Series Score: Raptors 2, Nets 2

Quote: “That’s just us, man,” DeMar DeRozan said. “We’re definitely resilient. We’re never going to give up until the game’s over.”

4 Rockets at 5 Trail Blazers

Score: Trail Blazers 123, Rockets 120 OT

Series Score: Trail Blazers 3, Rockets 1 Key Moment: With only a 1-point lead in overtime for his Trail Blazers Mo Williams needed to knock down these two free-throws…and he did, sealing the win.

Quote: “The playoffs are a grind,” Houston coach Kevin McHale said. “It’s a different game than the regular season. You’ve got to be built for the grind.”

2 Heat at 7 Bobcats

Score: Heat 109, Bobcats 98

Series Score: Heat 4, Bobcats

SERIES WINNER: HEAT!

Key Moment: Lebron lied down on the ground and clutched his right thigh, the Charlotte fans cheered, but that just seemed to energize him more. He came back score 19 more points en route to sweeping the Bobcats.

Quote: “We got tested by a young, scrappy Bobcats team,” said James, who averaged 36.2 points in eight games against Charlotte this season. “We responded with a championship-type attitude.”

1 Spurs at 8 Mavericks

Score: Spurs 93, Mavericks 89

Series Score: Spurs 2, Mavericks 2

Key Moment: With only 30 seconds to play in the game we were tied at 87. But Spurs power forward Boris Diaw made sure it didn’t stay like that for long by hitting a go-ahead 3 that would eventually win San Antonio the game.

Quote: “You’ve got to give up something,” said Dirk Nowitzki, who was running at Diaw as the shot was released. “That was a tough one.”