Saturday, August 22, 2020

NBA Playoffs: Heat One Victory Away From Finishing Off Pacers; Bucks, Lakers Take 2-1 Series Leads; Thunder Top Rockets To Cut Into Houston's Series Advantage

At Bay Lake, Florida:

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Game #1:

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points, grabbed eleven rebounds, and dished out seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 121-107 in game three of their conference quarterfinal series.

The Bucks now lead two games to one.

D.J. Augustin came off the bench to lead the Magic with 24 points while Nikola Vucevic and Terrence Ross (also off the bench) each added 20.

Game #2:

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Miami Heat downed the Indiana Pacers 124 to 115 in game three game of their series.

Goran Dragic added 24 points, Bam Adebayo 22 (to go with his eleven boards) and Tyler Herro 20 to the Heat's coffers as Miami, now leading the series three games to none, will go for the sweep on Monday.

Malcolm Brogdan topped the Pacers with 34 points (while dishing out 14 assists) while T.J. Warren added 23 and Victor Oladipo 20.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Game #1:

Dennis Schroder came off the bench to score 29 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder upended the Houston Rockets 119-107 in game three of their conference quarterfinal series.

Chris Paul added 26 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 23, and Danilo Galliani 20 to the Thunder's coffers.

James Harden scored 38 points (before fouling out) while Jeff Green added 22 to lead the Rockets, who still lead the series two games to one.

Game #2:

LeBron James scored 38 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and dished out eight assists as the Los Angeles Lakers took a two-games-to-one series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers following their 116-108 game-three victory.

Anthony Davis helped the Lakers' cause with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists.

Damian Lillard topped the Blazers with 34 points while C.J. McCallum added 28 (to go with eight rebounds) and Carmelo Anthony 20.

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