Wednesday, April 24, 2013

NBA Playoffs: Pacers, Thunder, Spurs Take 2-0 Series Leads


Three games were played on Wednesday as the National Basketball Association Playoffs continued.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Indianapolis:

Paul George followed up his triple double with a playoff-career-high 27 points as the Indiana Pacers downed the visiting Atlanta Hawks 113-98 in game two and have taken a two-games-to-none lead in their conference quarterfinal series.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Oklahoma City:

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 29 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the visiting Houston Rockets 105-102 to claim game two of their first-round series, which they now lead two games to none.  James Harden scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Rockets.

At San Antonio:

Tony Parker scored 28 points (to go with seven assists) to lead five players in double figures as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 102-91 in the second game of their best-of-seven conference quarterfinal series to take a two-games-to-none lead in the series.

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