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ST. LOUIS -- Though they will be a lower seed in the playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings showed the St. Louis Blues who is still boss. Johan Franzen scored on consecutive shots in a span of 2:15 in the third period to end Brian Elliotts shutout streak after more than 3 1-2 games, and Todd Bertuzzi netted the lone goal in a shootout as the Red Wings rallied for a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night. "Weve been having trouble all year with coming back," Franzen said. "Its usually the team that gets the first goal that wins. Coming back late like this gives the team confidence." The Red Wings took the season series 4-2. Both of the Blues wins came at home, and they have beaten Detroit three times at home since the 1997-98 season. "I think we got a little bit too comfortable with a 2-0 lead, and they poured it on us," defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo said. "Thats uncharacteristic of us. Usually, when we get a goal lead or a couple goal lead we finish the job." Although they have the NHLs best record at home at 30-5-5 and have set a franchise record there with 65 points, the Blues have lost two straight for the first time. They will finish the home schedule on Friday against the Phoenix Coyotes. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock blamed himself for having "the wrong people on the ice" for the tying goal, with St. Louis third line opposing the Red Wings top line. "For the most part, it was my fault," Hitchcock said. "I got caught on a line change, and it ended up in our net." Pavel Datsyuk and Bertuzzi earned assists on both regulation goals for the Red Wings, who moved a point ahead of Nashville for fourth in the Western Conference with 101 points. Both teams have two games remaining. The rally came after the Red Wings recovered from allowing two goals in three minutes, the first an unassisted short-handed breakaway by David Perron during a five-minute power play. "Thats always sucking the life out of you," Franzen said. "I think that was pretty big for the team to get a win late like that and coming back." Detroit, over 100 points for the 12th consecutive season, is 9-2 in shootouts. The Blues are two points behind Vancouver and the New York Rangers, who are tied atop the NHL standings. Andy McDonald also scored for St. Louis, which has 107 points for second place in the West behind Vancouver. The Red Wings Jimmy Howard made 27 saves, then stopped T.J. Oshie, McDonald and Perron in the shootout. Elliott, who had a franchise-record shutout streak of 241 minutes, 33 seconds snapped, made 26 saves through overtime. He entered the game leading the NHL with a 1.48 goals-against average and .943 save percentage. The Blues found some offence while killing off a boarding major against Ryan Reaves in the third period when Perron scored. Perron stripped Valtteri Filppula in the neutral zone and steamed in on Howard, beating him with a backhander at 7:19. Three minutes later, McDonald also scored unassisted to make it 2-0. Though it worked out for the Blues, Hitchcock was visibly upset on the bench about the penalty. The Red Wings Brad Stuart banged his helmet on the glass, but after the hit. "Ive got to see it closer, but what I saw on the replay and what I was told, I didnt like the call," Hitchcock said. Franzen scored his 27th with a shot from inside the right faceoff dot at 13:55, and then got the Red Wings even at 2 off a cross-ice feed from Datsyuk at 16:10. Elliott made the biggest save the rest of regulation, lifting his pad high to foil Filppula with just under 3 1/2 minutes left. The Red Wings totalled just two shots on three power plays in the first two periods, often stymied by blocked shots by the Blues. St. Louis has allowed just five goals in its opponents last 91 chances. Notes: Perron has four goals in four games, and six in his last eight with zero assists. ... The Blues are 4-10 in shootouts. ... Bertuzzi, who has 14 goals, is 5 for 9 in the shootout. OKLAHOMA CITY - Russell Westbrook finished off Oklahoma Citys stunning comeback. Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes he should never have had the chance. Westbrook scored 38 points and made three free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining, and the Thunder overcame a seven-point deficit in the final 50 seconds to beat Los Angeles 105-104 on Tuesday night and go up 3-2 in the Western Conference semifinals. "I think when you get a win like this it brings everybody closer," Westbrook said. "It lets you know you cant mess around. You have to take every moment, every play and go out and win the game." The play that led to Westbrooks free throws is in dispute. Kevin Durant made a 3-pointer, then Los Angeles Jamal Crawford missed in close before Durant made a layup with 17 seconds left. Westbrook stole the ball, and in a scramble, the Thunder got possession with 11.3 seconds to play, setting up Westbrooks play. The Clippers believed the ball went off Oklahoma Citys Reggie Jackson, but the officials awarded the ball to the Thunder. After review, the play stood. "Everybody knows it was our ball," Rivers said. "The bottom line is they thought it was a foul and they made up for it. Lets take away the replay. We were robbed. It was our ball, whether it was a foul or not." NBA crew chief Tony Brothers explained the call after the game. "When the ball goes out of bounds, the ball was awarded to Oklahoma City," he said. "We go to review the play. We saw two replays. The two replays we saw were from the overhead camera showing down, and the one from under the basket showing the same angle but from a different view. And from those two replays, it was inconclusive as to who the ball went out of bounds off of. When its inconclusive, we have to go with the call that was on the floor." The Thunder were more focused on what they did after the call. They can clinch the series Thursday in Los Angeles. "Ive never seen a game like this with us," Durant said. "It just shows that you can never keep us down. Were going to fight until the end no matter what happens. We fought through it all and persevered through it all." After the Thunder got possession, Westbrook was fouled by Chris Paul while shooting a 3-pointer with the Thunder trailing by two. Westbrook, who had missed a 3-pointer that would have won Game 4 in the closing seconds, welcomed the chance for redemption. "Im still upset about that shot that I missed in L.A. for the game, so tonight, I just tried tto take my time, take a deep breath and knock em down," he said.dddddddddddd After the free throws, Paul drove to the hoop, but Jackson stole the ball from him, and time expired. "Probably the toughest thing Ive been through, basketball-wise," Paul said. "Everything that happened there at the end is on me. It was just bad basketball." Durant scored 10 of his 27 points in the final 3:23 after shooting 3 for 17 through three quarters. "Great players can have a bad shooting night, have a great three minutes and be the superstars that they are," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "He hung in there and there were times where he thought nothing would go right. They stuck together and fought through a lot of tough situations." Blake Griffin had 24 points and 17 rebounds, Crawford scored 19 points and Paul had 17 points and 14 assists for the Clippers. It was the latest in a string of spectacular games for Westbrook. He is averaging 29.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists in the series. "Hes fierce and hes fearless," Brooks said. "Hes a winner. The guy competes for his team every single night and he practices the way he plays. He makes basketball plays to put our team in a winning position." The Clippers took a 101-88 lead in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer by Crawford with 4:13 to play before Durant finally got involved. He hit a 3-pointer with 3:23 remaining on his first shot of the quarter, then drained two free throws to cut the Clippers lead to 101-95. A layup by Jackson cut Los Angeles lead to four. Griffin made the first of two free throws, and Glen Davis grabbed the rebound of the second. Pauls mid-range jumper on the extra possession gave the Clippers a 104-97 edge with 49 seconds to play. The Clippers appeared on their way to taking control of the series. Now, they are on the brink of elimination. "Weve been regrouping all year," Rivers said. "Well be ready to play when we get to L.A. This ones going to hurt. None of this would have happened if wed taken care of business. That didnt happen. Well be ready." Notes: Thunder F Serge Ibaka played after the league reviewed his punch to Griffins groin in Game 4. . ... Westbrook was called for a Flagrant 1 foul in the first quarter after trying to stop Griffin on a breakaway drive to the hoop. ... The Clippers were called for a clear path foul when Darren Collison barrelled into Jackson, who was passing to a wide-open Westbrook with 2.3 seconds left in the first quarter. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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