The Oklahoma City Thunder made a habit of blowing fourth-quarter leads this season. They nearly did it again in unbelievable fashion Monday but hung on for a dramatic 98-97 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
The Thunder deserve credit for bouncing back from a 124-92 loss in Game 1 and tying their second-round playoff series at one contest apiece, but they held a four-point lead with less than 20 seconds remaining before almost handing the Spurs a second win.
Oklahoma City fouled LaMarcus Aldridge on a three-pointer, and he hit all three free throws with 13.5 seconds to play. The Thunder then turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds pass to give San Antonio one last gasp. But the Spurs' Patty Mills missed a three-pointer that could have won the game, and the clock expired as the teams battled for the ball:
Royce Young of ESPN.com described the sequence:
As if that wasn't crazy enough, a fan grabbed Steven Adams' arm after Mills missed the shot and the two teams were scrambling:
Considering that Oklahoma City blew 15 fourth-quarter leads this season, per Fra ...
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