Two lucky Oklahoma City Thunder fans went home happier (and richer) than each and every Thunder faithful at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Game 3.
As you can see in the video below per ESPN on Twitter, two fans sank their respective Hail Mary heaves from halfcourt to win $20,000 on Friday night.
Not one, but TWO fans at the Thunder game hit the $20,000 half court shot š³ pic.twitter.com/fJCINShYSJ
ā ESPN (@espn) April 20, 2019
The first guy got nothing but net on his shot. Though, for real, he really didn't get it off in time as the attempt came after the buzzer. But who cares, give the man his 20-grand.
The bank was open late on a Friday night for the second fellow, who even got a signature āBang!ā call from Mike Breen
Nevertheless, no matter how or in what way they made their respective prayers, it was still both their nights.
To top their memorable night off, their beloved Thunder finally got on the board in the NBA playoffs. Oklahoma City took care of business at home and closed out the Portland Trailblazers late in the game to win, 120-108.
Russell Westbrook finally shook off two rough games in Portland with a magnificent and efficient performance last night. The former MVP finished with 33 points on 11-of-22 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 shooting from deep.
Paul George struggled with his shot mightily in Game 3, shooting just 3-of-16. However, he still did finish with 22 points as he shot 14-of-17 from the freethrow line.
The Thunder was also able to fend off Damian Lillard's third quarter scoring binge, where he scored a career-best 25 points in that quarter. Unfortunately, this scintillating period wasn't enough to give the Blazers a stranglehold on the series.
Imstead, Oklahoma City will have a chance to tie up the series at two games apiece as Game 4 tips off on Sunday.
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