Friday, April 20, 2018

NBA Playoffs: Pacers Knock Off Cavs To Take 2-1 Series Lead; Wizards, Bucks Cut Into Respective Series Deficits

Three games---all in the Eastern Conference---were on the NBA Playoffs agenda for Friday.

At Indianapolis:


Bojan Bogdanovic scored 30 points as the Indiana Pacers took a two-games-to-one conference quarterfinal series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers following their 92-90 game-three home victory-----this after trailing by 17 points at halftime.

LeBron James scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and dished out eight assists for the Cavaliers.


At Washington:


John Wall and Bradley Beal each scored 28 points (with the former dishing out 14 assists) as the Washington Wizards dominated the visiting Toronto Raptors 122-103 in game three, cutting the guests' first-round series advantage to two games to one.

DeMar DeRozan topped the Raptors with 23 points.



At Milwaukee:


Khris Middleton scored 23 points as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting Boston Celtics 116-92 in game three of their opening-round series, which the Celtics still lead two games to one.





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