Iguodala collected 25 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Nuggets forced a Game Six against Golden State. Ty Lawson added 19 points and 10 assists and Wilson Chandler scored 19 for the Nuggets, who trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Game Six will be on Thursday in Oakland.
Harrison Barnes scored 23 points, Jarrett Jack had 20 and Klay Thomson had 19 for Golden State. Stephen Curry was held to a series-low 15 points and struggled to 1-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Denver jumped out to a 20-point lead at halftime and led 92-73 with nine minutes left before the Warriors made one more push. Curry's three-pointer with 5:09 left capped an 18-4 burst and brought Golden State to 96-91. The Warriors had a chance to make it a one-possession game but Curry and Thompson missed three-pointers on the same possession.
Chandler then responded with a three-pointer from the corner at the other end to stretch the lead to 103-95 with 1:25 left.
Grizzlies 103, Clippers 93
Harrison Barnes scored 23 points, Jarrett Jack had 20 and Klay Thomson had 19 for Golden State. Stephen Curry was held to a series-low 15 points and struggled to 1-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Denver jumped out to a 20-point lead at halftime and led 92-73 with nine minutes left before the Warriors made one more push. Curry's three-pointer with 5:09 left capped an 18-4 burst and brought Golden State to 96-91. The Warriors had a chance to make it a one-possession game but Curry and Thompson missed three-pointers on the same possession.
Chandler then responded with a three-pointer from the corner at the other end to stretch the lead to 103-95 with 1:25 left.
Grizzlies 103, Clippers 93
Zach Randolph had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Marc Gasol added 21 points as visiting Memphis defeated Los Angeles for the third straight game to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference best-of-seven series. Mike Conley scored 20 points and Tayshaun Prince tallied 15 as the Grizzlies continued a stunning turnaround after finding themselves in a 2-0 hole. Memphis can close out the series with a home victory in Game Six on Friday.
Chris Paul scored 35 points and Jamal Crawford added 15 for the Clippers. Blake Griffin had four points and five rebounds in 20 minutes before leaving midway through the third quarter because of a sprained right ankle suffered in practice on Monday.
The Grizzlies kept Los Angeles at bay throughout the final quarter.
Los Angeles pulled to within 91-86 on a three-pointer by Crawford with 1:49 remaining but Prince drained a long-range effort 20 seconds later and Gasol hit six free throws in the final 22 seconds to seal the win.
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