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Memphis umangat; Denver nakadikit

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LOS ANGELES --- Sinamantala ng Memphis Griz­zlies ang pagkakaro­on ni All-Star forward Blake Griffin ng right ankle injury para igupo ang Los Ange­les Clippers, 103-93, sa Game 5 at kunin ang 3-2 abante sa kanilang Wes­tern Conference playoff series.

Pipilitin ng Grizzlies na tapusin ang ka­nilang serye ng Clippers sa Game 6 sa Memphis sa Biyernes.

Nagkaroon si Griffin ng right ankle injury sa ka­nilang team practice noong Lu­nes.

Tiniis ni Griffin sa loob ng 19 minuto ang sakit ba­go tuluyang iwanan ang laro sa gitna ng third quarter. Tumapos siya na may 4 points, 5 rebounds at 5 assists.

Humakot naman si Grizzlies forward Zack Randolph ng 25 points at 11 rebounds.

Kumolekta si center Marc Gasol, ang side kick ni Randolph, ng 15 points at 6 rebounds, habang may 20 points si guard Mike Conley.

“We haven’t been physical enough to take Zach, Gasol or even their guards at times off the glass,” ani Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro. “They played more of their tempo, they were the aggressor. We played pretty well at times but not good enough especially in the fourth quarters in Memphis to put any pressure on them. We have to re­bound the basketball. You can’t run with­out the ball.”

Tumipa si Chris Paul ng 35 points pa­­ra sa Clippers at may 15 markers si Ja­­mal Crawford.

Sa Denver, nagtala si Andre Iguo­da­la ng 25 points, 12 rebounds at 6 assists pa­ra igiya ang Nuggets sa 107-100 pana­lo laban sa Warriors.

Inilapit ng Denver sa 2-3 ang ka­nilang serye ng Gol­den State.

Nakatakda ang Game 6 sa Huwebes sa Golden State kung saan asam ng Warriors na tapusin ang Nuggets.

Tumapos si Ty Lawson na may 19 points at 10 assists para sa Denver, habang may 19 points si Wilson Chandler na tinampukan ng kanyang krusyal na 3-point shot sa huling 90 segundo para selyuhan ang ka­nilang panalo.

Tumipa si Stephen Curry ng 15 points para sa Gol­den State mula sa ma­hi­na niyang 7-for-19 shooting.

May 1-of-7 siya sa 3-point area.

Matapos ang laro, may black eye si Curry at naka­takip ng malaking plastik ang kanyang kaliwang kamay at naka­lub­lob ang kanyang mga paa sa isang ice bucket.

“I got a hit out on me,” sabi ni Curry sa Nuggets. “I don’t know what it is, just got to keep playing and do your thing.”

Sinabi naman ni Iguodala na ibinaba­lik nila ang pisikal na laro ng War­riors.

ANDRE IGUO

BLAKE GRIFFIN

CHRIS PAUL

GOLDEN STATE

LOS ANGE

MARC GASOL

MEMPHIS GRIZ

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