NBA roundup

Trail Blazers 84, Mavericks 82

PORTLAND, Ore.

Brandon Roy’s go-ahead bank shot with 39.2 seconds left capped Portland’s 23-point second half comeback as Portland evened its first-round playoff series with Dallas at two games apiece. Roy, who has struggled to find his place on the team since undergoing arthroscopic surgery on both knees in January, had 18 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter alone. Both teams have held home court in their best-of-seven playoff series, which heads to Dallas on Monday. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points to lead the Mavericks. Dallas led 64-41 in the third quarter before the Blazers started to rally behind Roy. “I’ve been in some pretty good zones before,” the three-time All-Star said. “But nothing like tonight. “It still just doesn’t feel real yet,” he said. “It was just an unbelievable game and comeback. With everything I’ve been through this season, they just all came into that moment there on the court when guys we’re grabbing and cheering me on.”

Pacers 89, Bulls 84

INDIANAPOLIS

Danny Granger scored 24 points and the Pacers avoided elimination by holding off a furious rally to beat the Bulls. Carlos Boozer missed a 3-point attempt that could have tied the game with a second remaining. Indiana never trailed and finally broke through after losing the first three games by a combined 15 points. Chicago’s fans traveled to Indiana by the thousands, planning to celebrate a first-round playoff victory at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers sent them home disappointed. “I have seen every professional game in this arena, and I have never seen anything like that,” Pacers center Jeff Foster said. The Bulls still lead the series 3-1 and will have a chance to close it out at home Tuesday. Bulls guard Derrick Rose, who averaged 32.7 points in the first three games, finished with 15 points and 10 assists. He sprained his left ankle late in the first quarter and scored eight points on 3-for-16 shooting the rest of the way. “We’ve lost games like this recently where they have come back,” Pacers interim coach Frank Vogel said. “Today we grew, and we held them off.”

Grizzlies 91, Spurs 88

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Zach Randolph scored 25 points, including a rare 3-pointer with 41.9 seconds left, and the Grizzlies beat the Spurs for the franchise’s first playoff victory on its home court. These Grizzlies have been busy this postseason making lots of history at the Spurs’ expense. They opened this series with their first playoff win, and now the No. 8 seed has a 2-1 lead over the NBA’s best team during the regular season. Memphis is trying to become just the fourth team to knock off the top-seeded team. Marc Gasol scored 17 points, Mike Conley had 14 and O.J. Mayo had 10 off the bench for Memphis. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 23 points. Tony Parker had 16, Tim Duncan 13 and George Hill 11.

Associated Press