In an action-packed Day 1 of the NBA Playoffs, the best game of the night came down to wire between the Mavericks and Thunder. After a pair of Dirk free throws with nine seconds left gave Dallas the lead, Kevin Durant hit the game winning shot with 1.5 seconds left (above) to give OKC win and a 1-0 series lead.
Earlier in the day, the Bulls beat Philadelphia, but the big news was that PG Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL and will be done for the season. The play happened at the end of the game, when the outcome was already decided, and it absolutely should be on Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau that Rose got hurt. He should not have even been in the game at that point, and as sickening this is for NBA fans, it could have been avoided by Thibodeau making a simple substitution. Instead, he made the wrong decision and now he and the Bulls will have to pay for it. Chicago should still get by Philly and maybe even Atlanta/Boston, but without Rose, there's no way they're taking down Miami in the East.
Other games had the Miami Heat embarrassing the New York Knicks, while Orlando shocked Indiana.
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