Neal's 3 at buzzer keeps Spurs alive

Gary Neal caught an inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds left and forced overtime with a 3-point heave as time expired, and the San Antonio Spurs staved off elimination by stunning the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 110-103 on Wednesday night.

Neal's straightaway 3-pointer was the second of two remarkable San Antonio baskets in the final 2.2 seconds of regulation. Manu Ginobili, who scored 33 points, hit the other with a long corner jumper while falling out of bounds to keep top-seeded San Antonio alive.

The basket was originally ruled a 3 that would have tied the score, but the officials went to video review and ruled Ginobili's toe was on the line.

The eighth-seeded Grizzlies lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and they will host the Spurs on Friday night.

But the Grizzlies will likely go home thinking they missed a knockout punch.

"Coach Pop set up a great play, Tim Duncan set up a great screen," said Neal, who buried the shot with Grizzlies forward O.J. Mayo running toward him.

Biggest shot the rookie's ever hit?

"Yeah," Neal said. "By far."

Only eight teams in NBA history have ever come back from a 3-1 deficit. The Spurs, who were the NBA's winningest team for most of the season, are desperate to join that list in what may be their last good shot to win a fifth championship in the Tim Duncan era.

Zach Randolph led Memphis with 26 points and 11 rebounds.

Thunder 100, Nuggets 97: Kevin Durant matched his best playoff performance with 41 points, including the final nine for Oklahoma City, and the Thunder closed out their first-round series against visiting Denver in Game 5.

The Thunder overcame a nine-point deficit in the final 4 minutes, and Durant provided all the offense down the stretch to send the Oklahoma City franchise to its first playoff series win since it was still in Seattle in 2005.

Durant put the Thunder ahead to stay on two free throws with 46 seconds left. Serge Ibaka then swatted Nene's dunk attempt for his ninth block of the game.

Heat 97, 76ers 91: Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, Chris Bosh added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and host Miami advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals by topping Philadelphia and ousting the 76ers in five games.

Mario Chalmers scored 20 points off the bench and LeBron James finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Miami. Joel Anthony made a pair of free throws with 16.8 seconds left for the Heat, who will face the Boston Celtics starting Sunday afternoon in Miami.