The National Basketball Association Playoffs commenced on Saturday with four games.
All series throughout the playoffs are best-of-seven.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
At Toronto:
Paul George scored 33 points as the Indiana Pacers seized home-court advantage in their conference quarterfinal series with the Toronto Raptors following their series-opening 100-90 road win.
At Atlanta:
Al Horford scored 24 points (and grabbed 12 rebounds) while Jeff Teague added 23 (to go with his 12 assists) as the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Boston Celtics 102-101 in the opening contest of their first-round series. Isaiah Thomas paced the Celtics with 27 points as they tried to battle back from a 19-point deficit.
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
At Oakland, California:
The Golden State Warriors throttled the visiting Houston Rockets 104-78 in the opening game of their conference quarterfinal series. Stephen Curry scored 24 points to pace the defending champs.
At Oklahoma City:
Russell Westbrook scored 24 points and dished out 11 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the visiting Dallas Mavericks 108-70 in the opening contest of their opening-round series.
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