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The top seeds in the West will next face the Denver Nuggets or the Los Angeles Clippers, who are tied at 2-2 following a dramatic 101-99 win by the Nuggets.<\/p>\n
The Clippers surged from behind to go 97-96 up – their first lead of the game – late on before tying it at 99-99 in the final seconds in Inglewood, California.<\/p>\n
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic then missed with a second remaining, but team-mate Aaron Gordon had time to grab the rebound and beat the buzzer with a putback slam to win the game.<\/p>\n
Game five takes place on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Eastern Conference top seeds the Cleveland Cavaliers demolished the Miami Heat to take a 3-0 lead in their series.<\/p>\n
The Heat’s 124-87 defeat was their worst play-off loss in franchise history.<\/p>\n
Jarrett Allen scored 22 points and D’Andre Hunter added 21 as six Cavs players reached double figures.<\/p>\n
Game four takes place on Monday.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Stephen Curry scored 36 points to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 104-93 victory over the Houston Rockets, which puts the Warriors 2-1 up in the series.<\/p>\n
They face each other again in game four on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n