Monday, April 22, 2019

NBA Playoffs: Celtics Finish Off Pacers; Raptors, Warriors, Blazers All One Win Away From Finishing Off Respective Series Opponents

Four games were contested in the NBA Playoffs on Sunday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Indianapolis:

Gordon Hayward came off the bench to score 20 points as the Boston Celtics, with seven players scoring in double figures, held off the Indiana Pacers 110-106 on the road in game four to complete a four-game sweep of their conference quarterfinal series.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points while Tyreke Evans added 21 to pace the Pacers.

At Orlando, Florida:

Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points as the Toronto Raptors dominated the Orlando Magic 107-85 on the road in game four of their opening-round series.

Aaron Gordon topped the Magic with 25 points.

The Raptors, who now lead three games to one, can close out the series with a game-five victory back home in Toronto on Tuesday.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Los Angeles:

Kevin Durant scored 33 points while Klay Thompson added 32 as the Golden State Warriors downed the Los Angeles Clippers 113-105 on the road in game five of their conference quarterfinal series, which the Warriors now lead three games to one.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander top the Clippers with 25 points.

The Warriors can lock up the series with a game-five win back home in Oakland on Wednesday. 

At Oklahoma City:

C.J. McCollum scored 27 points while Damian Lillard added 24 (while dishing out eight assists) as the Portland Trail Blazers got the measure of the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 on the road in game four of their conference quarterfinal series.

Paul George paced the Thunder with 32 points while grabbing ten rebounds.

The Blazers can close out the series with a game-five win back home in Portland on Tuesday.

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