(SportsDirect) Nate Robinson scored 34 points before fouling out as host Chicago recovered from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun Brooklyn and take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference best-of-seven series.
Chicago won game four 142-134.
Robinson scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 12 straight during a game-tying 14-0 run, and Joakim Noah hit the go-ahead shot in the third overtime for Chicago.
Carlos Boozer scored 21 points and Kirk Hinrich had 18 points and 14 assists for the Bulls, who will try to finish the series off in Monday’s Game Five at Brooklyn. Deron Williams had 32 points and 10 assists, Brook Lopez had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Joe Johnson scored 22 points for Brooklyn.
The Nets were just 8-of-27 shooting in the three overtimes after making 57.1 percent in regulation.
The Bulls took a 121-119 lead with two seconds left in the first overtime when Robinson hit a running one-hand bank shot.
Brooklyn forced the second overtime when Johnson hit a 10-footer as time expired, and Lopez forced the third by hitting one of two free throws with 48.7 seconds left in the second extra session.
Kevin Durant hit the go-ahead three pointer with 41.9 seconds left and matched his career playoff high with 41 points as visiting Oklahoma City overcame the loss of Russell Westbrook and held off a potent Houston charge to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference best-of-seven series.
Oklahoma City won 104-101.
Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder and pressured Carlos Delfino into missing a game tying three-point attempt from the right corner as time expired.
Oklahoma City learnt earlier Saturday that Westbrook is out for the postseason after undergoing knee surgery for an injury suffered in Game 2.
James Harden scored 30 points, Chandler Parsons added 21 and Francisco Garcia had 18 for the Rockets, who recovered from a 26-point first-half deficit to briefly take the lead in the final quarter.
Game 4 is today in Houston.
The Rockets trailed 78-62 with less than five minutes to go in the third quarter before catching fire to trail by four entering the final stanza.
Houston finally caught the Thunder at 91 on a three-pointer by Parsons with 5:45 left and took a 94-93 lead on a three-pointer by Delfino with 3:45 remaining.
Marc Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Zach Randolph had 24 and nine as host Memphis powered past Los Angeles to even the Western Conference best-of-seven series at 2-2 with a 104-83 points win.
Mike Conley added 15 points and 13 assists and Tayshaun Prince scored 15 points as the Grizzlies won their second straight game in the series. Game 5 is Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Blake Griffin had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Paul scored 19 for the Clippers. Los Angeles shot just 41 percent from the field and was 4-for-21 from 3-point range.
The contest was tied at 62 late in the third quarter before Memphis went on a 14-5 surge to take a 76-67 lead on Quincy Pondexter’s 3-pointer with 10:56 remaining.
A 3-pointer by Jamal Crawford had Los Angeles within six before Conley scored five points during a 12-0 spurt that gave the Grizzlies a 90-72 advantage with 5:31 left.
Al Horford recorded playoff career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds as host Atlanta pulled within 2-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series with Indiana with a 90-69 points win.
Josh Smith scored 14 points and Jeff Teague added 13 for the Hawks, who put on a defensive display by holding the Pacers to 27.2 percent shooting.
Atlanta will try to even the series when it hosts Game 4 today.
David West scored 18 points and Paul George had 16 for Indiana, which committed 22 turnovers.
The Hawks took control early, holding the Pacers to 23.8 percent shooting in the first half to take a 54-30 lead into the break.
The Hawks stretched the lead to as much as 75-47 late in the third quarter and the Pacers never mounted a serious comeback attempt.
