Blazers beat Mavericks to even series
Brandon Roy's go-ahead bank shot with 39.2 seconds left capped Portland's 23-point second-half comeback and the host Blazers beat the Dallas Mavericks, 84-82, Saturday night to even the first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
Roy, who has struggled to find his place on the team since arthroscopic surgery on both knees in January, had 18 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter alone.
Both teams have held home court in their best-of-seven playoff series, which heads to Dallas Monday.
Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points to lead the Mavericks.
Grizzlies 91, Spurs 88: Zach Randolph scored 25 points, including a rare three-pointer with 41.9 seconds left, and Memphis got its first playoff victory on its home court. The Grizzlies have been busy this postseason making history at the Spurs' expense. They opened the series with their first playoff win, and now the No. 8 seed has a 2-1 lead.
Memphis is trying to become just the fourth team to knock off the top-seeded team. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 23 points. Tony Parker had 16, Tim Duncan 13 and George Hill 11.
-- AP
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