Sunday, August 30, 2020

NBA Playoffs: Clippers Finish Off Mavs; Nuggets Force Game Seven With Jazz; Celtics Knock Off Raptors In East Semifinal Opener

At Bay Lake, Florida:

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS:

In the opening game of their conference semifinal series, Marcus Smart and Jayson Taylor (who pulled in nine rebounds) each scored 21 points as the Boston Celtics, with six players scoring in double figures, upended the Toronto Raptors (who also had six players scoring in double figures) 112-94.



WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS:

Game #1:

Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds (while dishing out seven assists) as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off the Dallas Mavericks 111-97 in game six and won their conference quarterfinal series four games to two.

Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 38 points while pulling in nine boards and dishing out nine assists.

Game #2:

Jamal Murray scored 50 points while Nikola Jokic added 22 as the Denver Nuggets squared their series with the Utah Jazz at three games apiece following their 119-107 game-six victory.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 44 points while Mike Conley added 21.

The series will be decided on Tuesday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time (ABC).

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