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Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrook finished just one assist short of a triple double as the Thunder took a 3-2 lead over San Antonio in the NBA Western Conference semi-final series.Westbrook had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in a comeback 95-91 win that means Oklahoma can now close out the series with a win at home on Thursday.Russ was a maniac tonight, keeping us in it, Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant said.Durant added 23 points as the Thunder won for the second time in San Antonio in the series and the Spurs had lost only once at home throughout the regular season.The Spurs have rallied from a 3-2 deficit only once in their prolific play-off history, winning the final two games in 2008 to defeat the then New Orleans Hornets.I hope we respond a little angry with a chip on our shoulder, Spurs guard Danny Green said. If you want to be a championship team, you have to win on the road. Simple as that.Also See:Wade stars in Miami victoryCurry named NBA MVPLakers fire coach ScottTimberwolves hire ThibodeauRaheem Sterling England Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Harry Kane Jersey . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. http://www.englandsoccerpro.com/Eric-Dier-England-Jersey/ . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Jordan Henderson Jersey . Sgt. Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium. Nick Pope England Jersey .S. hockey team after paying his dues as an NHL general manager for more than three decades and giving up a lot of his free time to help USA Hockey.BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said the board has put any plans for a mini IPL in the USA on hold, with T20 internationals being the preferred foray in the American market. The key obstacle, according to Thakur, was the time zone difference. Matches would need to start at 10am local time on the east coast in the USA, making mid-week fixtures difficult to draw big crowds and also limiting their options for alternate venues around the country.I think we must understand the time difference, Thakur told ESPNcricinfo. IPL is seen in India from 7 oclock to 11 or 11.30 at night. So you have to play somewhere in the east coast here (USA) so [that] the timing matches. If we have to play in the day here, the matches should be seen in India at night because broadcasting is a big thing. So you cant make your home fan lose [by] playing outside India. So which are the provinces you can play in United States? Thats a big task.IPL, we are not even thinking of hosting it outside India. It has to be hosted in India, but there are many other options what you can do which well let you know over a period of time when we come out with a long--term plan for this market.ddddddddddddThe BCCI had announced the idea of a mini IPL or IPL overseas in June when Thakur had said the board would host the tournament in September. A final approval was awaited after talks with franchises and broadcasters but no announcement has been made yet. During informal conversations with the BCCI, though, top officials have pointed out bizarrely that Thakur had never announced any plans for a tournament called mini IPL.The USA and UAE were options being discussed at the IPL governing council and working committee meetings earlier this year. We have to look into various details: which country we can play in, how many teams, how many players should participate, who will be the broadcaster - all these issues need to deliberated, but we are keen to play in that [September] window, Thakur had said in June.The BCCI had been trying to fill an empty window as India are not scheduled to play any cricket till the home Tests against New Zealand start on September 22. ' ' '