This is what the NBA Playoffs is about. Game four of the Western Conference Semi-Finals was just crazy.

Not only did the Oklahoma City Thunder outlast the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in triple overtime last night, they had to overcome two huge three-point shots that forced two of those overtimes.

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To call them three-point shots is almost giving them too much credit, they were both essentially heaves at the basket – but the “heaves” made the game what it was.

The first heave came at the end of regulation with the Thunder up three and with Kendrick Perkins, who had just missed two free throws in an earlier possession, switched out onto Mike Conley, Jr.

With the larger defender on him, Conley danced, looked for options, and dribbled around before finally launching a high-arcing three that hit nothing but net – leaving just 3.5 seconds on the clock.

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Conley who ended the game with 16 points and 5 assists, would foul out in the first overtime bringing in rookie point guard from Venezuela, Greivis Vasquez.

Vasquez has never been known to be shy and with the Grizzlies down 109-106 with 16 seconds to play in the first overtime, he threw up an ill-advised, off-balance three with Russell Westbrook in his face. It swished right through:

Vasquez scored 14 points off the bench for the Grizzlies.

But thanks to a resilient Kevin Durant, the Thunder didn’t run out of gas. Durant would hit a couple huge shots in the third overtime to repel any comeback by the Grizzlies.

“The good thing about our team is we felt like we fought so hard we earned that game, so we didn’t want to give in,” said Nick Collison, power forward for Oklahoma City. “It would have been easy to give in at that time, but we didn’t do it. It’s a huge win for us and says a lot about us.”

Playing 51 minutes, Russell Westbrook had a career high 40 points, Durant added 35 points and 13 rebounds. The Grizzlies were led by Zach Randolph’s 34 points and 16 rebounds. Marc Gasol had 26 points and 20 rebounds.