But a fortuitous power play after the buzzer set up the Rangers to grab it all back.

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Miami forward LeBron James, who lead the game in points and rebounds with 29 and 14 respectively, had several key defensive rebounds leading up to the final buzzer.

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It was living in a walk-up, with a decades-defunct buzzer.

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The Liberty won a first-round series in 2004, knocking out the then-defending champs on a buzzer-beater in the decisive Game 3, but then came up short in hard-fought three-game series in the first round in 2007 and the conference semifinals in 2008 during the Shock's run to their last title.

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But from the opening buzzer the Rams launched a full-court press, and never let up.

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The Thunder started to rally before Pondexter's buzzer-beater from the half-court logo to finish the third quarter bumped the lead up to 73-64.

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