Wizards Advance – NBA Roundup

UNDATED (AP) — The Clippers were able to concentrate on basketball again last night as they took a 3-2 lead in the NBA's Western Conference quarterfinals.

DeAndre Jordan shot 8-for-10 and produced team highs of 25 points and 18 rebounds in the Clippers' 113-103 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Chris Paul had 20 points, seven assists and six boards for the Clippers, who were greeted with a standing ovation when they came out for pregame warmups following commissioner Adam Silver's decision to ban owner Donald Sterling for life.

Warriors guard Stephen (STEH'-fehn) Curry had 17 points for the Warriors but took just 10 shots and had eight turnovers. Klay Thompson scored a team-high 21 points for the Warriors, who host Game 6 on Thursday.

The Washington Wizards have won a playoff series for the first time since 2005, and for only the second time in 32 years.

The Wizards have advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals after John Wall scored 24 points and Nene (nay-NAY') added 20 in a 75-69 stifling of the Bulls in Game 5 at Chicago. The Wizards didn't hit a field goal after Wall nailed a jumper with 2:37 remaining, but they also grabbed five offensive rebounds in the final two minutes to maintain the lead.

The Bulls went the final 2:18 without scoring as they were ousted in the first round for the second consecutive in three years. Kirk Hinrich (HYN'-rihk) and Jimmy Butler each had 16 points to lead Chicago.

Memphis owns a three-games-to-two lead in its conference quarterfinal series. Mike Conley hit a tiebreaking with 1:02 remaining before Kevin Durant missed a free throw and a 3-point try in the closing seconds of the Grizzlies' 100-99 overtime win at Oklahoma City.

Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH'-kah) almost won it for the Thunder with a tip-in of Durant's missed 3-point attempt, but the officials determined through replay that Ibaka's shot came after the horn sounded.

Mike Miller shot 5-for-8 from 3-point range and finished with a team-high 21 points off the bench. Zach Randolph chipped in 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Memphis, which can wrap up the series at home on Thursday.

Thunder guard Russell Westbrook had a triple-double of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, while Durant added 26 points.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks center DeJuan Blair has been suspended for Game 5 of the first-round series against San Antonio for kicking the Spurs' Tiago (tee-AH'-goh) Splitter in the head.

Blair and Splitter got tangled up and fell to the court in the fourth quarter of San Antonio's 93-89 victory in Dallas on Monday night.