BOSTON: LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Miami to a 98-90 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics Monday and give the Heat a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Dwyane Wade scored 28 with nine rebounds and Chris Bosh had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which could eliminate the defending conference champions and advance to the East finals with a victory in Game 5 in Miami Wednesday night. James, Wade and Bosh scored 83 of Miami's 98 points and had 35 of its 45 rebounds. Paul Pierce scored 27, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett had seven points and 10 rebounds for Boston. James made up for a turnover at the end of regulation with a fallaway jumper to start overtime and give Miami the lead for good. The Celtics scored just four points in overtime, shooting 1 for 6 and making four of their 18 turnovers. Rajon Rondo, who dislocated his left elbow Saturday night in Game 3, played 39 minutes with a padded sleeve covering what appeared to be a brace on his left arm, scoring 10 with five assists. Thunder 133, Grizzlies 123, 3OT: At Memphis, Tennessee, Kevin Durant scored six of his 35 points in the third overtime as Oklahoma City survived a thriller to hold off Memphis in a game that ended Tuesday morning. With the victory, the Thunder grabbed back home-court advantage and tied this Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece. Game 5 is on Wednesday night back in Oklahoma City. The winner of the series will play the Dallas Mavericks in the conference finals. The finish couldn't have been more exciting in the second straight overtime game in this series. The sellout crowd stood through each overtime, though fans started trickling toward the exits as the clock ticked past midnight locally. Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 40 points. James Harden added 19, and Daequan Cook had 10. The Grizzlies ran out of energy in the third overtime as they hit just 1 of 9 from the floor. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 34 points and 16 rebounds. Marc Gasol had 26 and 21 rebounds. O.J. Mayo had 18 and Mike Conley 16 before both fouled out. Greivis Vasquez had 14. Bryant, Garnett set record Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston forward Kevin Garnett each matched an NBA record Monday when they were named to the NBA All-Defensive Team for a record-tying ninth time. Joining them on the honor squad were Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award three years in a row, plus Miami Heat forward LeBron James and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo. Bryant and Garnett matched the mark for selection to the most career All-Defensive Teams shared by retired NBA icon Michael Jordan and former star guard Gary Payton. Howard topped voting with 56 points, including 27 first-place votes, followed by Rondo with 39 points, James on 38 and Garnett and Bryant, a star guard on the past two NBA title teams for the Lakers, each with 33 points.
