The NBA Playoffs continued on Sunday with four games.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
At Cleveland:
Kylie Irving scored 31 points while Kevin Love added 28 (to go with his 13 rebounds) and Lebron James 22 ( to go with his 11 assists) as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the visiting Detroit Pistons 106-101 in the opening contest of their conference quarterfinal series. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and Marcus Morris added 20 for the Pistons, who are making their first playoff appearance since 2009.
At Miami:
Luol Deng scored 31 points while Hassan Whiteside added 21 (to go with his 11 rebounds) as the Miami Heat dominated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 123-91 in the opening game of their opening-round series. Nicolas Batum paced the Hornets with 24 points.
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
At San Antonio:
Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs handed the visiting Memphis Grizzlies their worst playoff defeat 106-74 in the opening game of their conference quarterfinal series.
At Los Angeles:
Chris Paul (28 points, 11 assists), Blake Griffin (19 points, 12 rebounds), and DeAndre Jordan (18 points, 12 rebounds) each registered a double-double as the Los Angeles Clippers overpowered the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 115-95 in the opening contest of their conference-quarterfinal series.
Damian Lillard paced the Blazers with 21 points.
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