Sunday, August 23, 2020

NBA Playoffs: Celtics, Raptors Complete Series Sweeps; Luca's Heroics Enable Mavericks To Square Series With Clippers At 2-2; Jazz On Verge Of Knocking Out Nuggets

At Bay Lake, Florida:

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Game #1:

Kemba Walker scored 34 points while Jayson Tatum added 28 (to go with his 15 boards) as the Boston Celtics completed a four-game conference-quarterfinal series sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers with their 110-106 game-four victory.

Joel Embiid topped the 76ers with 30 points (while pulling down ten rebounds) while Tobias Harris added 20.

Game #2:

Norman Powell and Serge Ibaka both came off the bench to score 29 and 24 points respectively, with the latter pulling in 15 rebounds, as the Toronto Raptors finished off the Brooklyn Nets in four straight games following their 150-122 game-four victory.

Pascal Siakam scored 20 points and dished out ten rebounds to help the defending champions advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Caris LeVert topped the Nets with 35 points.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Game #1:

Luka Doncic completed a magical performance (43 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists) by canning a three-point basket at the buzzer as the Dallas Mavericks squared their conference quarterfinal series with the Los Angeles Clippers at two games apiece following their 135-133 overtime triumph.

Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway, Jr. added to the Mavericks' coffers with 25 and 21 points respectively.

Lou Williams top the Clippers with 36 points off the bench while Kawhi Leonard added 35 (to go with his nine rebounds).

Game #2:

Donovan Mitchell scored 51 points while Mike Conley added 26 and Jordan Clarkson 24 as the Utah Jazz defeated the Denver Nuggets 129-127 in game four of their series for a three-games-to-one lead.

Jamal Murray scored 50 points to top the Nuggets (while pulling in 11 boards) while Nikola Jokic added 29.

The Jazz can close out their Rocky Mountain rivals with a game-five victory on Tuesday (3:30 PM Pacific Time, TNT)

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