Monday, April 15, 2019

NBA Playoffs: 76ers, Clippers Square Respective Series At 1-1

Two NBA Playoff games were on the docket for Monday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Philadelphia:

Joel Embiid scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Tobias Harris scored an additional 19 points and Ben Simmons produced a triple-double (18 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds) as the Philadelphia 76ers, with six players scoring in double figures, level their conference quarterfinal series with the Brooklyn Nets at one game apiece following their 145-123 game-two home triumph.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Oakland, California:

Lou Williams came off the bench to score 31 points (while dishing out eleven assists) while Montrezl Harrell added 25 (to go with his 10 rebounds), also off the bench and starter Danilo Gallinari contributed an additional 24 points as the Los Angeles Clippers pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Playoff history by erasing a 31-point deficit and shocked the home-standing Golden State Warriors 135-131 in game two of their conference quarterfinal series.

The series is now level at one game apiece.

Stephen Curry scored 29 points while Kevin Durant added 21 to pace the Warriors.


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