Chet Holmgren scored all but one of his 24 points in the second half as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 29-point deficit after Ja Morant left the game with a hip injury and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-108 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

Morant was hurt with just over three minutes left in the first half and Memphis leading 67-40. They got the next basket after he exited and still led by 26 points at halftime.

The 29-point comeback was the second-largest in an NBA postseason game since play-by-play data began being recorded in the 1996-97 season.

The only one bigger: A comeback from 31 points down by the Los Angeles Clippers against Golden State on April 15, 2019.

The top-seeded Thunder, who won Game 1 131-80 in the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history, didn’t even have a lead in this one until the fourth quarter. Now, they can close out the series on Saturday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points for Oklahoma City and Jalen Williams added 26, including splitting a pair of free throws with 1:20 left to give the Thunder their first lead of the game.

Scotty Pippen scored 28 points, two short of his career high, to lead Memphis. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 22 points as Memphis saw its substantial lead evaporate in the second half.

Morant went down hard under the basket with just over three minutes remaining in the first half and was ruled out for the remainder of the game early in the second half with a left hip contusion.

Memphis was on a fast break after a Thunder turnover. Pippen was driving to the basket when he dropped the ball off to Morant at the rim. Luguentz Dort, who was stumbling at the time, fell into Morant while he was in the air, sending the Morant crashing to the floor. The play was reviewed for a flagrant foul but was ruled a common foul.

Morant was being helped to the locker room but returned - noticeably limping - to shoot the free throws. He missed both, but the ball went out of bounds, allowing Morant to leave the game. He took his jersey off as he was helped off the floor.

29-point comeback complete

Overcame the largest halftime deficit in NBA playoff history. Second-largest comeback in NBA playoff history. pic.twitter.com/f05R55VYxA

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 25, 2025

Clippers pound Nuggets

Kawhi Leonard had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 117-83 victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

James Harden and Norman Powell added 20 points apiece in the first playoff game at the new Intuit Dome, where Clippers superfans sitting in The Wall section closest to Denver's bench wore horse hats mocking Jokic's love of the animal.

After the teams split the first two games in Denver - a pair of nail-biters decided by a combined five points - this one was a blowout. Both teams cleared their benches in the final 4 1/2 minutes.

Game 4 is Saturday at the flashy and tech-heavy Inglewood arena, the dream creation of Clippers billionaire owner Steve Ballmer. He animatedly clapped his hands and pumped his fist from his seat near his team's bench.

Jokic led the Nuggets with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his second triple-double of the series. Jamal Murray also had 23 points.

Denver led by seven early before the Clippers took a 20-point lead in the second quarter. They outscored the Nuggets 23-2 over the end of the first quarter and start of the second, with Harden scoring 11 points.

The Clippers hit 18 3-pointers to seven for Denver. They controlled the boards, 48-38, and their bench outscored the Nuggets' reserves, 31-6.

CLIPPERS WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/8iQfc0hGng

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) April 25, 2025

Towns, Brunson propel Knicks

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points, Jalen Brunson had 30 and the New York Knicks held on for a 118-116 win over the Detroit Pistons to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

OG Anunoby added 22 points for New York. Game 4 is on Sunday in Detroit.

The Pistons have lost eight straight home playoff games since 2008, pulling within one of an NBA record set by Philadelphia from 1968 to 1971.

When Detroit won at New York in Game 2, the franchise ended a league-record, 15-playoff game losing streak to take home-court advantage, but the Knicks snatched it back.

Brunson, who won the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year award on Wednesday, made consecutive layups late in the game to give the Knicks a seven-point lead.

Tim Hardaway Jr. connected on a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left to pull the Pistons within three.

Brunson made one of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left for a four-point lead after Detroit’s coaches, players and fans were screaming for an over-and-back violation to be called. The All-Star guard made another free throw with 0.5 seconds left and missed the second intentionally.

Detroit didn't get a final shot off because Jalen Duren's pass from in front of his team's bench went out of bounds on the other side of the court.

Towns was aggressive offensively from the start, scoring 11 points in the first quarter. The 7-foot center made 4-of-8 3-pointers after combining to shoot 1 of 5 beyond the arc over the first two games.

Detroit's Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and had 11 assists but missed 15 of 25 shots and had six turnovers. Hardaway had 24 points, making a career playoff-high seven 3-pointers for the Pistons.

CLUTCH player of the year for a reason

30 PTS | 9 AST | 7 REB for @jalenbrunson1 pic.twitter.com/6k25Au6ZeS

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 25, 2025