Sports News: Grizzlies Force Game 7 with Win Over Thunder; 1st Game 7 Ever For the Griz

The Grizzlies may have finally figured out how to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder from smothering Zach Randolph.O.J. Mayo moved back into the starting lineup, and his scoring threat from the outside gave Randolph enough room to score 30 points and grab 13 rebounds Friday night as the Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Thunder 95-83 to push their Western Conference semifinal to a deciding Game 7.

Sports News: Thunder Beat Grizzlies in 3 OT to Tie Series 2-2; 4th Triple OT Game in Playoffs in Last 20 Years

Scott Brooks kept telling his Oklahoma City Thunder they needed to hang on for just five more minutes.  And, five more minutes.  Finally for one last time, five more minutes.That’s when Kevin Durant scored six of his 35 points in the third overtime, and the Thunder survived a thriller in holding off the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in a game that ended Tuesday morning.

Sports News: Mavs Sweep Lakers; Odom & Bynum Ejected in 4th. Mavs Tie Postseason Record with 20 Three-Pointers

So long, Phil. So long, chances for another Lakers three-peat.  Hello, Western Conference finals for Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks.

Sports Video: Call Him Crazy, Kobe Says: ‘We’re Going To Win.’ No NBA Team Has Ever Won A Series After Trailing 3-0

Despite his team’s 3-0 deficit in the Western Conference semifinals after the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-92 on Friday, Kobe Bryant remains steadfast in his thinking: The Lakers can win this thing.

Sports: Lakers take out Suns in 3OT thriller

When the Los Angeles Lakers led Phoenix by 21 points in the third quarter, Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom were pretty sure their night would end briskly and tidily. After three overtimes, 276 combined points and a season's worth of heart-stopping moments, Bryant and Odom were merely grateful to stagger out of Staples  Center with a victory in a once-in-a-decade thriller. Bryant scored a season-high 42 points, Ron Artest got five of his 18 points in the final two minutes of the third overtime and the Lakers outlasted the Suns for a 139-137 win Tuesday night in an enormously entertaining rematch of last season's Western Conference finals.