Thursday, April 21, 2016

NBA Playoffs: Raptors, Thunder Take 2-1 Series Leads; Rockets Hold Off Warriors To Cut Golden State Series Lead To 2-1

Three games were contested in the NBA Playoffs on Thursday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Indianapolis:

DeRar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry each scored 21 points as the Toronto Raptors downed the Indiana Pacers 101-85 on the road in game three of their conference quarterfinal series, which the Raptors now lead two games to one.  Paul George scored 25 points to pace the Pacers while grabbing ten rebounds.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Dallas:

Kevin Durant scored 34 points and Russell Westbrook added 26 as the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Dallas Mavericks 131-102 on the road in game two to take a two-games-to-one opening-round series lead.  Wesley Matthews led the Mavericks with 22 points.

At Houston:

James Harden---who scored 35 points---scored the game-winning bucket with 2.7 seconds remaining as the Houston Rockets upended the visiting Golden State Warriors 97-96 to cut their conference quarterfinal-series deficit to two games to one.  Marreese Speights paced the Warriors---who played again sans the injured Stephen Curry---with 22 points.

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