Thunder take 3-0 lead vs Grizzlies

MANILA, Philippines — Oklahoma City made a stunning 29-point comeback after Memphis lost star guard Ja Morant to a hip injury as the Thunder beat the Grizzlies 114-108 on Thursday to reach the brink of a playoff sweep.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Jalen Williams added 26 and Chet Holmgren scored 23 of his 24 points in the second half to spark the second-largest NBA playoff fightback since 1997.

“It wasn’t pretty. They hit us first. But we did what we had to do and came away with a win,” Holmgren said. Oklahoma City seized a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first round best-of-seven series with a chance to complete the sweep in Game 4 at Memphis on Saturday.

Other playoff results Thursday saw New York win 118-116 at Detroit and the Clippers rout visiting Denver 117-83.

At Detroit, New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points and Jalen Brunson added 30 to spark the Knicks for a 2-1 series lead.

The Clippers took a 2-1 series edge over the Nuggets as Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points while James Harden and Norman Powell each had 20 for LA, which surged ahead 65-47 at half-time and pulled away.