Harrison Barnes' last-second shot bounced off the rim, Russell Westbrook corralled the ball on the baseline and the buzzer sounded, giving the Thunder a wild 92-91 victory in Dallas on Monday night in which OKC scored the final 14 points of the game.
Westbrook bounced the ball high off the hardwood, pumped his feet and roared as his teammates rallied around him in celebration. The Thunder glee was playofflike.
A few night earlier, the Phoenix Suns gathered around Devin Booker for a photo in Boston, still in uniform, or shirtless, in the TD Garden locker room. Booker held up a simple piece of paper with “70” written on it, a historical nod to Wilt Chamberlain's pose after a 100-point game 55 years ago.