LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Terance Mann poured in a career-high 39 points as the Los Angeles Clippers advanced to their first NBA Western Conference Finals in franchise history, rallying to beat the top-seeded Utah Jazz 131-119 on Friday.
The fourth-seeded Clippers won their four straight matches after losing the first two in Salt Lake City to take the Western Conference series in six games.
They stormed back in the second half on Friday after being down by 25 points in the third quarter to reach the league's final four, ending years of playoff frustration including a string of NBA quarterfinal exits.
The 24-year-old Mann was electric in just his second career playoff start, shooting 15-of-21 from the field and draining seven of 10 three-pointers in front of a crowd of 17,100 at Staples Center arena in downtown Los Angeles.
“I just trust my work, said Mann. Everybody was telling me to shoot the ball and that is what I did.”
They next face the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday.
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