Two Western Conference Finals games Sunday and the storylines could not have differed more. NHL: Vegas erased a 3-0 deficit and scored 5 unanswered to beat Colorado 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena, taking a 3-0 series stranglehold. Cale Makar returned to the lineup for the first time since Game 1 with a game-high 27:14 of ice time but the Avalanche could not finish in regulation; this is the second three-goal comeback Vegas has authored this postseason. Knights one win from the Stanley Cup Final with Game 4 at home Tuesday 5/26. NBA: San Antonio evened the Western Conference Final 2-2 with a dominant 103-82 home win over Oklahoma City. Victor Wembanyama torched the defending champions for 33 points (11-22, 3 threes), 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks. SGA had 26/12ast for OKC but the rest of the Thunder went cold; the bench could not repeat the 76-point output from Game 3. Series back to a best-of-three with home court returning to OKC for Game 5 Tuesday 5/26. Cup futures: Vegas now -275 to win the Cup. Tonight (Monday 5/25): NHL CAR-MTL G3 at Bell Centre (tied 1-1) + NBA NYK-CLE G4 at Rocket Arena (Knicks sweep watch, one win from the Finals).
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