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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Captain Colin Doyle scored in overtime as the Toronto Rock edged the Minnesota Swarm 9-8 on Sunday in National Lacrosse League action. Doyle had a hat trick and added three assists for Toronto (5-7). Garrett Billings had three goals, while Josh Sanderson, Kasey Beirnes and Damon Edwards added singles. Goalie Nick Rose made 50 saves for the win. Kiel Matisz had a pair of goals for the Swarm (2-9), who reeled off four unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Callum Crawford, Tyler Hass and Scott Jones also scored in that rally. Logan Schuss, Andrew Suitor and Jeff Gilbert all scored for Minnesota in the second quarter. Tyler Carlson made 32 saves on 38 shots for the Swarm in 67:36 of work, while Zach Higgins allowed three goals on six shots in seven minutes of play. Custom Miami Marlins Jerseys . With the Nets winning streak in jeopardy, Williams scored 23 points, 11 in the final six minutes, to lead Brooklyn to a 104-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. Miguel Rojas Jersey . I kind of got a taste of being able to pick a suit with the draft lottery, I went with the bow tie. http://www.marlinsteamproshop.com/Marlins-Bryan-Holaday-Kids-Jersey/ . -- Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale searched more than three quarters for five guys who would play well together. Martin Prado Jersey . - Gary Kubiak is John Elways No. Miami Marlins Jerseys . - The Florida Panthers are getting some Army training to finish off their preparations for the season.Two teams in the headlines will do battle in the Western Conference semifinals when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers in the series-opener Monday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. For the second-seeded Thunder, "Mr. Unreliable" became something of a rallying cry. The Oklahoman ran that headline describing Kevin Durant, who will probably be handed the leagues MVP award before a home game during this series. Durant responded with 36 and 33 points in the final two games against the Memphis Grizzlies, both double-digit victories for OKC in elimination games during the first round. "Hes one of the best players on the planet," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said of his superstar. "Hes going to continue to help us win games and move us forward, not only with his shot-making, but his playmaking." Sadly, the Clippers headlines were of a much more serious tone during the first round against Golden State. Their owner, Donald Sterling, was caught on tape making racist comments. It affected the team in its Game 4 loss, then, before Game 5, NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life and prompted the Board of Governors to force Sterling to sell the team. Through this tumultuous time, the third-seeded Clippers hung on for a Game 7 win over the Warriors. "I just wanted us to win the game," said Clippers coach Doc Rivers. "Not because of all of this stuff, butt this team just needed this win.ddddddddddddI thought our guys fought. The adversity, they went through it. It drained them and they found enough energy to find a way to win the game." Each team features two superstars. For the Thunder, Durant averaged 29.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 blocks against the Grizz. Granted, Durant shot 44 percent and 32 percent from 3-point range, which are low numbers by his standards. Russell Westbrook averaged 25.6 points in the Grizzlies series, but he took 23 shot attempts a game, which was the same number as Durant. Westbrook shot 38 percent from the field and committed 4.9 turnovers per game. For LA, Chris Paul is the leader and scored 22 points and handed out 14 assists in the Game 7 victory. Blake Griffin blossomed into a well-rounded offensive machine. And special mention to Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan, who averaged 12.1 points, 15.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocks against the Warriors. During the season, the two squads were evenly matched. The Thunder have won five of the last seven meetings, but the two sides split four games this season and each team managed a win on the road. The Thunder were eliminated in this round last season by the Grizzlies when Westbrook got hurt in the first round against the Houston Rockets. The Clippers have never advanced past the second round in franchise history. Game 2 will be Wednesday night in OKC. ' ' '