Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Trevor Ariza poured in a playoff career- high 30 points and the Washington Wizards claimed a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Bulls with a 98-89 Game 4 win on Sunday at Verizon Center. John Wall tallied 15 points with 10 assists, while Bradley Beal and Marcin Gortat scored 18 and 17 points, respectively. Ariza hit six of Washington's eight 3-pointers in the triumph The Wizards led by as many as 23 points and never trailed. Taj Gibson's 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting weren't enough for Chicago, which will need a home win in Tuesday's Game 5 to extend this series. The Bulls dropped each of the first two games at home. Joakim Noah scored 10 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the setback.
Final Score: Golden State 118, LA Clippers 97
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - An already turbulent weekend for the Los Angeles Clippers grew worse Sunday when the Golden State Warriors evened their tight Western Conference playoff matchup with a torrid shooting display. Stephen Curry jumped out to a fast start in Game 4 of this first-round series and the Warriors shot 55 percent from the field in rolling to a 118-97 win. Curry finished with 33 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, while Andre Iguodala netted 22 for the Warriors, who had dropped back-to-back games after stealing the opener in LA. The series shifts back to Hollywood for Game 5 on Tuesday, and there is no word on whether Donald Sterling will be in attendance. Sterling did not show up for Sunday's showdown amidst a controversial audio tape that surfaced with the Clippers' owner allegedly making racist remarks. After the team staged a silent boycott in pregame warmups, Jamal Crawford and Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 26 and 21 points, respectively.
Final Score: Toronto 87, Brooklyn 79
Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - DeMar DeRozan had 24 points, Kyle Lowry scored 22 and the Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 87-79 in Game 4 on Sunday for their first road playoff win in almost 13 years. The Raptors tied the best-of- seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at 2-2 heading into Wednesday's Game 5. They opened the game with a 13-2 run and ended it with a 9-0 flourish, holding the Nets scoreless for almost five minutes at the end to snap a 13- game road playoff losing streak. Lowry and DeRozan were a combined 14-of-36 from the field, but neither team shot the lights out. The Raptors shot 41.3 percent from the field -- just a tenth of a percent better than Brooklyn. DeRozan scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half. Amir Johnson added 17 points in the win and Greivis Vasquez had nine points and a game-high nine assists off the bench. Paul Pierce scored 22 points to lead the Nets, Mirza Teletovic added 12 off the bench and Garnett and Deron Williams had 10 points apiece.
Final Score: Portland 123, Houston 120 (OT)
Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - Nicolas Batum scored five of his 25 points in overtime and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 123-120 on Sunday in Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. The Blazers took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven set heading into Game 5 on Wednesday in Houston. Dwight Howard's dunk with 3.6 seconds remaining in a thrill-a-minute fourth quarter tied the game for Houston but the Blazers took the lead for good with a 7-0 run in overtime. LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game- high 29 points for the fifth-seeded Blazers, Damian Lillard had 23 and Wesley Matthews added 21. James Harden had 28 points to lead the Rockets, and Howard ended with 25 points and 14 rebounds. The Blazers have won two of the three overtime games in the series.
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