Wednesday, April 18, 2018

NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers, Jazz Square Respective Series At 1-1; Rockets Top Wolves Again To Stretch Series Lead To 2-0

Three games were on the Wednesday NBA Playoffs agenda.


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


At Cleveland:


LeBron James scored 46 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers leveled their conference quarterfinal series at one game apiece after their 100-97 game-two home victory over the Indiana Pacers.


Victor Olapido paced the Pacers with 22 points.













WESTERN CONFERENCE:


At Oklahoma City:


Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points while Ricky Rubio added 22 and Derrick Favors contributed 20 (while grabbing 16 rebounds) as the Utah Jazz squared their opening-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder at one game apiece following their 102-95 game-two road triumph.


Russell Westbrook topped the Thunder with 19 points, while dishing out 13 assists and grabbing nine rebounds.









At Houston:


Chris Paul scored 27 points and dished out eight assists as the Houston Rockets extended their conference quarterfinal series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves to two games to none after their 102-82 game-two home domination.







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