Friday, April 19, 2019

NBA Playoffs: Celtics On Cusp Of Ousting Pacers; Raptors Take 2-1 Series Lead Over Magic; Thunder Outlast Blazers To Cut Portland Series Advantage To 2-1

The NBA Playoffs continued on Friday with three games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Orlando, Florida:

Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors held off the visiting Orlando Magic 98-93 in game three of their conference quarterfinal series to take a two-games-to-one series advantage.

Terrence Ross came off the bench to top the Magic with 24 points while Nikola Vucevic added 22 to go with his 14 rebounds.

At Indianapolis:

Jaylen Brown scored 23 points as the Boston Celtics, with five players scoring in double figures, defeated the Indiana Pacers 104-96 on the road in game three of their opening-round series, despite the fact that the hosts had seven players (led by Tyreke Evans' 19 points) scoring in double figures.

The Celtics, who lead the series three games to none, can finish off the Pacers with a game-four victory in Indianapolis on Sunday.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Oklahoma City:

Russell Westbrook scored 33 points (while dishing out eleven assists) while Paul George added 22 as the Oklahoma City Thunder proved too much for the visiting Portland Trail Blazers by taking game three of their conference quarterfinal series 120-108.

Damian Lillard scored 32 points while C.J. McCollum added 21 to pace the Blazers, who still lead the series two games to one.

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