
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109–107 in the NBA Championship. Steve Nash’s team went up 7-9 in the Eastern Conference.
The Nets took the win thanks to a layup by Royce O’Neal with one second left in regulation. The 29-year-old finished the game with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
The winners’ first scorer was Duran with 35 points. Damian Lillard scored 25 points for Portland.
Twelve minutes: 28-28, 61-57, 82-85, 107-109
Portland Trail Blazers (Billups): Grant 5 (2/13 shots, 1/5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Nurkic 17 (8 rebounds), Lillard 25 (8/24 shots, 3/12 3-pointers, 11 assists), Hart 7 (1 3-pointer, 6 rebounds), Simons 24 (8/20 shots, 4/9 3s), Winslow 2, Eubanks 3 (7 rebounds), Little 4 (1/6 shots), Sharpe 20 (4)
Brooklyn Nets (Nash): Durant 35 (1 3-pointers, 8 rebounds), O’Neal 11 (5/14 shots, 1/7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 11 assists), Claxton 11 (5 rebounds), Harris 15 (4), Sumner, Watanabe 20 ( 5 3s, 7 rebounds), Mills 2, Simmons 15 (6/6 2s, 13 rebounds, 7 assists), Curry (0/5 shots), Thomas
Results
Portland Trail Blazers – Brooklyn Nets 107-109
Sacramento Kings – San Antonio Spurs 130-112
Los Angeles Clippers – Detroit Pistons 96-91

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