Tuesday, September 01, 2020

NBA Playoffs: Nuggets Hold Off Jazz To Get Shot At Clippers; Celtics Top Raptors Again For 2-0 East Semifinal Series Lead

At Bay Lake, Florida:

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS:

Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 102-99 in game two of their conference semifinal series which they now lead two games to none.

Og Anunoby paced the Raptors with 20 points.


WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS:

Nikola Jokic (who scored the game-and-series-winning basket with 27 seconds remaining in regulation) scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets held off the Utah Jazz 80-78 in game seven and overcame a three-games-to-one deficit to win their conference quarterfinal series four games to three.

Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points to pace the Jazz (while grabbing nine boards).

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