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NBA Playoffs -- Rockets shock Clippers, force Game 7
By Mohan Labra Ramchandani
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 16 May 2015
LOS ANGELES - Facing elimination and trailing by 19 points in the third quarter, the Houston Rockets pulled an improbable comeback by beating the Los Angeles Clippers, 119-107, in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night at Staples Center.
The Game 6 shocker forced a Game 7 this Sunday (Monday morning in Manila) at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Corey Brewer lit the Rockets' rally by scoring 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter where Houston outscored Los Angeles, 40-15.
James Harden had 23 points for the Rockets while Dwight Howard had a monster 20 points and 21 rebounds. Josh Smith added 19 points and six boards and Terrence Jones accounted for 16 off the bench.
"We kept saying we're not going to quit. We kept believing. We never gave up on each other," Dwight Howard said after the epic comeback which tied the series at 3-3/
Chris Paul topped the Clippers with 31 points and 11 assists. Blake Griffin added 28 and 8 rebounds.
Photo: Josh Smith (L) helped lead a furious fourth quarter comeback that enabled the Rockets to erase a 19-point deficit to steal Game 6 over the L.A. Clippers, 119-107.
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