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New York, June 19: The Los Angeles Clippers overturned a 25-point deficit to sensationally eliminate the Utah Jazz en route to their first NBA Western Conference Final, stunning the top seeds 131-119 on Friday (June 18).
Despite the absence of star Kawhi Leonard and a large third-quarter deficit against the Jazz, the Clipper produced a miraculous comeback to advance to a Conference Final for the first time in the franchise's 51-year history.
The Clippers had trailed 2-0 in the NBA playoff series but rallied to close out the second-round matchup 4-2 against the side with the best regular-season record in 2020-21 as the Phoenix Suns await, starting on Sunday.
Seeded fourth, the Clippers – who also rallied from 2-0 down against the Dallas Mavericks in the first round, having squandered a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets' in last season's Western Conference semi-finals, were fuelled by Terance Mann.
Terance Mann posted a career-high 39 points with seven-from-10 three-pointers, including five in the second half.
Mann had never scored more than 25 points in an NBA game previously. According to Stats Perform, the last player to have 14-plus points in a playoff game than his previous career high was Hall of Famer Michael Jordan in his NBA-record 63-point game in 1986.
Before tonight, Terance Mann of the @LAClippers had never scored more than 25 in an NBA game (reg or post). He has 39 tonight.
The last player to score 14+ more points in a playoff game than his previous career high was Michael Jordan in his NBA-record 63-point game in 1986.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) June 19, 2021
Paul George was outstanding with 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Reggie Jackson finished with 27 points and 10 assists to guide the Clippers.
It was a disappointing end for the Jazz, who were excellent throughout the regular season and had started strongly in Game 6, leading 72-50 at half-time.
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, with nine rebounds and nine assists for Utah as the Jazz became the first team in NBA history to win a postseason clash by double digits after trailing by 20-plus points at half-time, per Stats Perform.
T-Mann in the corner... AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/pKhPXBmlt1
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) June 19, 2021
Earlier on Friday, the Philadelphia 76ers responded after letting big leads slip in Game 4 and 5 to force an Eastern Conference semi-final decider with a 104-99 win away to the Atlanta Hawks.
Seth Curry, who made six of his nine three-point attempts, and Tobias Harris both scored 24 points for the top-seeded 76ers – who levelled the second-round series at 3-3, forcing a Game 7 in Philadelphia on Sunday.
Atlanta had started strong to compound the pressure on the 76ers, but Philadelphia withstood the early storm, with a 12-0 run after half-time before holding their nerve in the last quarter.
All-Star and MVP runner-up Joel Embiid finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while rookie Tyrese Maxey had an influential final quarter, scoring 16 points for the game, after Ben Simmons was benched plagued by his shooting woes.
Hawks All-Star Trae Young had a game-high 34 points, shooting five-from-10 from three-point range, along with 12 assists, five rebounds and three steals.
This is @sdotcurry's 4th game this postseason w/ at least 5 3s. No other @sixers player has ever had more than 2 such games in a playoff run (@alleniverson 1; @jj_redick 2).
Curry's 4 such games are tied w/ @Dame_Lillard for the 3rd-most in @NBA this postseason.
h/t @Stathead
— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) June 19, 2021
Bucks at Nets
The gripping Eastern Conference semi-final series between the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks will be decided at Barclays Center on Saturday. Hosts the Nets will be missing Kyrie Irving due to an ankle injury as James Harden battles for mobility after re-injuring his hamstring in Game 1.
