NBA and NHL Playoff Scores: May 11th

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NBA

                                                            Source: Gamblers Palace

Oklahoma City Thunder: 99
Los Angeles Clippers: 101

This was a hard fought loss for Kevin Durant and the Thunder. Durant lead the Thunder with 40 points and 7 rebounds, but came up short to the LA Clippers effort. Blake Griffin lead the Clippers with 25 points. The Clippers tied the series 2-2 with this win. 

Indiana Pacers: 95
Washington Wizards: 92

Another close game that occurred Sunday night was between the Pacers and Wizards. Going into this game, the Wizards were down 2 games to 1, and they needed to win Sunday. Paul George lead the Pacers with 39 points gaining the 3-1 series lead. 

NHL

Source: Wpxi.com

New York Rangers: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins: 1

Facing elimination, the New York Rangers were in a must win situation. Martin St. Louis was especially emotional, with his family in the crowd, on Mother's Day following his mother's death on Thursday. After scoring the first goal, St. Louis scooped up the puck and gave it to his father after the game because of its significance to his family. Hagelin and Brassard added to the scoresheet for the Rangers. Meanwhile Brandon Sutter added one goal for the Penguins deflecting off a couple of Rangers before entering the net. Tuesday night in Pittsburgh at 7pm EST will be game 7!

Chicago Blackhawks: 2
Minnesota Wild: 1

Going into this game, the series was tied two games a piece. These two teams were fighting to capture the lead. Chicago's effort came out on top coming behind from a 1-0 deficit to win the game 2-1. Bryan Bickell and Jonathan Toews scored for the Blackhawks, and Erik Haula scored for the Wild. Game 6 will be played Tuesday in Minnesota.