The Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder take their entertaining
Western Conference semifinal series, knotted at 1-1, to Staples Center Friday
night for Game 3.
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on TSN2 and TSN GO at 10:30pm et/7:30pm pt. The Thunder, perhaps strengthened by
the pregame MVP presentation to Kevin Durant Wednesday night, evened the series
with a 112-101 victory in Game 2 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Durant led the way
with 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for a near triple-double.
Russell Westbrook did enough for his fourth postseason triple- double thanks to
31 points, 10 boards and 10 helpers. "We set the bar high for ourselves," Durant
said. "We have a high standard that we try to reach. We work extremely hard. One
thing about Russ, he demands so much out of everybody and brings the level of
the team up with his intensity and his effort." What was absent in the Thunders
17-point loss at home on Monday was found in evening the series as role players
like Thabo Sefolosha, Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins all provided solid
production. Sefolosha scored 12 of his 14 points in a momentum-building third
quarter. The defensive specialist, who scored just 17 points in the first round
against Memphis and didnt play a minute in Games 6 and 7, scored on back-to-back
possessions to cap a 10-2 run in the third that stretched Oklahoma Citys lead to
78-66 midway through the period. Sefolosha then ignited an 11-0 flurry minutes
later with a 3-pointer. Ibaka netted 14 with seven rebounds and Perkins pulled
down nine boards for a frontcourt that helped Oklahoma City to a 52-36 edge on
the glass. But now the series shifts to Staples Center. OKC split two meetings
in LA this season with the Clippers and is 3-1 in its last four as the visitor
in this matchup. "We have to do the same thing in Los Angeles," OKC coach Scott
Brooks said on Thursday. "We know how theyre feeling. After you lose, you want
to come back and redeem (yourself) and play much better. We have to come out
with the same mindset, same approach and same determination that we had last
game." Chris Paul finished with 17 points and 11 assists to lead the Clippers
but was far from the otherworldly force he was in the opener. J.J. Redick scored
a team-high 18 points but had just two after halftime, and Blake Griffin, who
finished third in the MVP voting, shot just 5-of-13 from the field for 15
points. The Clippers only made a third of their 3-point attempts (9-of-27) after
connecting on 15-of-29 from long range in their homecourt-stealing Game 1
victory. "They were the more physical team," Clippers head coach Doc Rivers
said. "I dont think we were very tough mentally tonight." Perhaps the Clippers
can gain some momentum themselves from a player winning an award. On Thursday,
Jamal Crawford was named the Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in his
career. "Theres so many people that helped out with this," said Crawford. "My
teammates, my coaching staff, I hope we can all share it." Game 4 will be Sunday
afternoon in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Kings host the Winnipeg Jets at Staples Center.MELBOURNE, Australia
- Victoria Azarenka is packing her bags and leaving the Australian Open far
earlier than years past, but the two-time former champion sure had fun while she
was here.For the Belarussian, who is putting forth a more carefree image these
days, this might be just as important as winning.Unseeded after an injury-marred
season, Azarenka had the toughest draw of any of the top female contenders at
Melbourne Park, yet she moved through three rounds with ease, not dropping a set
to Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki or Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.On Monday,
though, her run came to an end against 2014 finalist, Dominika Cibulkova, in a
match filled with extended rallies, momentum shifts and impressive shot-making.
The two women combined for 76 winners.It was Azarenkas earliest exit from the
Australian Open since 2011, but rather than be disappointed, she looked at the
upside.I take it as progress. I think there are a lot of the positive things to
take from here, she said. Overall, I can be pretty happy.Its been her mantra for
the whole tournament. In years past, Azarenka hasnt seemed to fully enjoy her
time at the Australian Open, despite her success. This year felt different — she
seemed to buy into the tournaments informal Happy Slam nickname.Forget the
twirls — Azarenka put on impromptu dance performances on the court after her
matches. She playfully scolded the crowds for calling her Vicky instead of Vika
or Victoria when they cheered her on. And she flirted with Australian teen
sensation Nick Kyrgios on Twitter — she asked how she could learn to serve as
big as him, and he responded, private lessons, of course!!Even her encounters
with the media, which used to cause her to bristle in the past, were
lighthearted.
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of conversation routinely veered from tennis to other less weighty subjects,
such as Vegemite and her multi-colored leggings.Theres not many players who can
pull that off, she said after her third-round win over Zahlavova Strycova as she
raised her leg to show off her white, purple and green leggings. What do you
think about them?Azarenka also opened up about the pressures she felt in the
past to publicly present a more packaged, less authentic version of herself.This
came to a head at the Australian Open two years ago when she struggled to
explain herself and looked overwhelmed when repeatedly questioned about a
medical time-out she took at a critical time in her semifinal against Stephens.
The controversy hung over her final against Li Na, with some in the crowd booing
her and mimicking her high-pitched grunting sounds.Azarenka maintains she was
legitimately hurt and felt she was unfairly criticized at the time.Now, she
says, she has learned the importance of being true to herself, even if not
everybody likes her.I dont think Ive changed as a person. I think I grew as a
person. I think Im able to speak my thoughts more freely, which before I think I
was holding back and really was trying to fit into some kind of image that a lot
of people, a lot of players do, she said.Im just being me. I say what I want to
say. I laugh when I want to laugh. I play how I want to play. I grunt when I
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