NBA Playoffs: Heat, Rockets Extend Series Leads To 2-0; Bucks, Lakers Level Respective Series At 1-1

At Bay Lake, Florida:

The NBA Playoffs continued on Thursday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with four games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Game #1:

Duncan Robinson scored 24 points while Goran Dragic added 20 as the Miami Heat, with five players scoring in double figures, stretched their conference quarterfinal series lead over the Indiana Pacers to two games to none after their 109-100 game-two victory.

Victor Olapido topped the Pacers (all five of whose starters also scored in double figures) with 22 points.

Game #2:

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks squared their series with the Orlando Magic at a game apiece following their 111-96 game-two victory.

Brook Lopez added 20 points to the Bucks' coffers.

Nikola Vucevic topped the Magic with 32 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Game #1:

James Harden scored 21 points and dished out nine assists as the Houston Rockets, with six players scoring in double figures, defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 in game two to stretch their series advantage to two games to none.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced the Thunder with 31 points.

Game #2:

Anthony Davis scored 31 points and grabbed eleven rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers leveled their series with the Portland Trail Blazers at one game apiece following their 111-88 game-two victory.

Damian Lillard topped the Blazers with 18 points before leaving the game with a dislocated finger.