MIAMI - Thunder coach Scott Brooks took a calculated risk by removing Russell Westbrook from Sunday’s Game 3 just 40 seconds after Kevin Durant departed in the third quarter with his fourth foul.

The risk was perhaps a critical mistake as the Heat rallied from a 10-point deficit with a 15-3 quarter-ending run, and by the time both stars reentered to begin the fourth quarter, the Heat had seized the momentum. James Harden was unable to carry the scoring load with both All-Stars on the bench, and the question for Brooks is whether he would take out Durant and Westbrook again at such a critical juncture.