FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Saturday, April 13
Brooklyn 111, Philadelphia 102
Orlando 104, Toronto 101
Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 104
San Antonio 101, Denver 96
Sunday, April 14
Boston 84, Indiana 74
Portland 104, Oklahoma City 99
Milwaukee 121, Detroit 86
Houston 122, Utah 90
Monday, April 15
Philadelphia 145, Brooklyn 123
L.A. Clippers 135, Golden State 131, series tied 1-1
Tuesday, April 16
Toronto 111, Orlando 82, series tied 1-1
Denver 114, San Antonio 105, series tied 1-1
Portland 114, Oklahoma City 94, Portland leads series 2-0
Wednesday, April 17
Boston 99, Indiana 91, Boston leads series 2-0
Milwaukee 120, Detroit 99, Milwaukee leads series 2-0
Houston 118, Utah 98, Houston leads series 2-0
Thursday, April 18
Philadelphia 131, Brooklyn 115, Philadelphia leads series 2-1
Denver at San Antonio, late
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, late
Friday, April 19
Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Boston at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.
Denver at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21
Boston at Indiana, noon
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, April 22
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23
Orlando at Toronto, 5 or 6 p.m.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 or 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 8, 8:30 or 9:30 p.m.
x-Oklahoma City at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24
x-Indiana at Boston, 6 or 7 p.m.
x-Utah at Houston, 7 or 7:30 p.m.
x-Detroit at Milwaukee, 7, 7:30 or 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8 or 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
x-Toronto at Orlando, TBA
x-Philadelphia at Brooklyn, TBA
x-Denver at San Antonio, TBA
x-Portland at Oklahoma City, TBA
Friday, April 26
x-Milwaukee at Detroit, TBA
x-Boston at Indiana, TBA
x-Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA
x-Houston at Utah, TBA
Saturday, April 27
x-Orlando at Toronto, TBA
x-Brooklyn at Philadelphia, TBA
x-Oklahoma City at Portland, TBA
x-San Antonio at Denver, TBA
Sunday, April 28
Detroit at Milwaukee, TBA
x-Indiana at Boston, TBA
x-L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBA
x-Utah at Houston, TBA
Thursday’s Games
76ers 131, Nets 115
PHILADELPHIA (131)
Butler 6-13 4-4 16, T.Harris 11-19 1-1 29, Monroe 4-13 1-2 9, B.Simmons 11-13 9-11 31, Redick 7-17 7-9 26, Ennis III 2-5 0-0 4, Bolden 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 0-4 0-0 0, Marjanovic 3-5 8-8 14, McConnell 0-1 0-0 0, J.Simmons 1-1 0-0 2, Korkmaz 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 45-93 30-35 131.
BROOKLYN (115)
Carroll 2-8 0-0 6, Kurucs 1-5 1-2 3, Allen 4-5 7-9 15, Russell 12-26 0-0 26, J.Harris 2-7 4-4 8, Hollis-Jefferson 2-7 10-13 14, Graham 0-1 0-0 0, Dudley 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Dinwiddie 5-13 4-4 15, Napier 0-0 0-0 0, Pinson 0-2 0-0 0, LeVert 10-17 3-3 26. Totals 39-95 29-35 115.
Philadelphia 32 33 32 34—131
Brooklyn 24 35 31 25—115
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 11-27 (T.Harris 6-6, Redick 5-9, Marjanovic 0-1, Korkmaz 0-1, Butler 0-3, Ennis III 0-3, Scott 0-4), Brooklyn 8-39 (LeVert 3-8, Carroll 2-6, Russell 2-9, Dinwiddie 1-4, Graham 0-1, Pinson 0-2, Dudley 0-2, Kurucs 0-3, J.Harris 0-4). Fouled Out—Marjanovic. Rebounds-Philadelphia 54 (T.Harris 16), Brooklyn 43 (LeVert 7). Assists—Philadelphia 26 (B.Simmons 9), Brooklyn 12 (Russell, Hollis-Jefferson 3). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 29, Brooklyn 24. Technicals—B.Simmons, Dinwiddie, Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson, Hollis-Jefferson. A—17,732 (17,732).
Wednesday’s Late Games
Jazz 118, Rockets 98
UTAH (98)
Ingles 3-8 0-0 7, Favors 7-11 0-0 14, Gobert 3-6 5-7 11, Rubio 7-17 2-2 17, Mitchell 5-19 0-2 11, Sefolosha 0-3 0-0 0, Crowder 2-9 0-0 5, O’Neale 7-10 0-0 17, Niang 2-4 0-0 5, Udoh 0-1 0-0 0, Neto 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 2-5 5-7 9, Korver 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-98 12-18 98.
HOUSTON (118)
Gordon 6-11 1-1 16, Tucker 5-8 2-2 16, Capela 3-4 1-3 7, Paul 5-11 6-6 17, Harden 11-24 4-5 32, Faried 2-3 3-4 7, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Hartenstein 2-2 0-0 4, House Jr. 2-6 3-4 8, Green 0-2 3-3 3, Rivers 2-8 2-2 8, Shumpert 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 25-30 118.
Utah 19 25 23 31—98
Houston 39 31 25 23—118
3-Point Goals—Utah 8-38 (O’Neale 3-6, Niang 1-2, Rubio 1-3, Ingles 1-6, Crowder 1-6, Mitchell 1-8, Sefolosha 0-1, Korver 0-1, Favors 0-2, Allen 0-3), Houston 17-42 (Harden 6-13, Tucker 4-7, Gordon 3-6, Rivers 2-4, House Jr. 1-5, Paul 1-6, Green 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 48 (Gobert, Favors 12), Houston 46 (Harden 13). Assists—Utah 27 (Rubio 9), Houston 17 (Harden 10). Total Fouls—Utah 26, Houston 18. A—18,055 (18,500).
Bucks 120, Pistons 99
DETROIT (99)
Kennard 6-13 3-3 19, Maker 2-9 2-2 6, Drummond 8-15 2-4 18, Jackson 7-16 3-4 18, Ellington 3-10 0-0 8, B.Brown 2-4 0-0 5, Smith 3-13 1-2 7, Calderon 0-0 0-0 0, Galloway 3-7 0-0 9, Robinson III 3-10 2-2 9, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-99 13-17 99.
MILWAUKEE (120)
Middleton 7-15 8-8 24, Antetokounmpo 11-18 3-5 26, Lopez 3-8 1-2 8, Bledsoe 11-19 2-3 27, S.Brown 3-5 1-3 8, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Ilyasova 1-3 0-0 3, Mirotic 1-5 0-0 2, Hill 2-7 0-0 4, Frazier 0-0 0-0 0, Connaughton 8-10 0-0 18. Totals 47-90 15-21 120.
Detroit 27 32 17 23—99
Milwaukee 38 20 35 27—120
3-Point Goals—Detroit 12-36 (Kennard 4-6, Galloway 3-5, Ellington 2-7, B.Brown 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Robinson III 1-6, Thomas 0-1, Drummond 0-1, Maker 0-3, Smith 0-3), Milwaukee 11-26 (Bledsoe 3-8, Connaughton 2-3, Middleton 2-6, Ilyasova 1-1, S.Brown 1-1, Lopez 1-3, Antetokounmpo 1-3, Mirotic 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 43 (Drummond 16), Milwaukee 54 (Antetokounmpo 12). Assists—Detroit 23 (Jackson 8), Milwaukee 32 (Middleton 8). Total Fouls—Detroit 21, Milwaukee 21. Technicals—Griffin, Milwaukee coach Bucks (Defensive three second). A—17,513 (17,500).
Playoffs Leaders
Through April 17
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Curry, GOL 2 19 16 67 33.5
Leonard, TOR 2 25 5 62 31.0
Harden, HOU 2 22 7 61 30.5
Williams, LAC 2 24 10 61 30.5
Lillard, POR 2 19 12 59 29.5
Irving, BOS 2 21 7 57 28.5
McCollum, POR 2 21 9 57 28.5
George, OKC 2 19 9 53 26.5
Harrell, LAC 2 20 11 51 25.5
Anttknmpo, MIL 2 20 8 50 25.0
DeRozan, SAN 2 17 15 49 24.5
Embiid, PHL 2 13 19 45 22.5
Durant, GOL 2 13 17 44 22.0
Butler, PHL 2 14 14 43 21.5
Harris, DEN 2 17 5 43 21.5
Siakam, TOR 2 20 3 43 21.5
Bledsoe, MIL 2 16 5 42 21.0
Russell, BRO 2 16 5 42 21.0
Murray, DEN 2 16 7 41 20.5
Tatum, BOS 2 17 1 41 20.5
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Looney, GOL 9 10 .900
Harrell, LAC 20 24 .833
Connaughton, MIL 12 16 .750
Noel, OKC 8 11 .727
Gobert, UTA 11 16 .688
Adams, OKC 15 22 .682
White, SAN 14 21 .667
Capela, HOU 11 17 .647
Favors, UTA 12 19 .632
Leonard, TOR 25 40 .625
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Anttknmpo, MIL 2 5 24 29 14.5
Drummond, DET 2 6 22 28 14.0
Jokic, DEN 2 6 21 27 13.5
Embiid, PHL 2 7 18 25 12.5
Gobert, UTA 2 11 13 24 12.0
Kanter, POR 2 7 16 23 11.5
Capela, HOU 2 5 17 22 11.0
Harden, HOU 2 4 17 21 10.5
Horford, BOS 2 1 20 21 10.5
DeRozan, SAN 2 4 15 19 9.5
Assists
G AST AVG
Jokic, DEN 2 22 11.0
Westbrook, OKC 2 21 10.5
Harden, HOU 2 20 10.0
Williams, LAC 2 20 10.0
Green, GOL 2 16 8.0
Lowry, TOR 2 15 7.5
Rubio, UTA 2 15 7.5
Simmons, PHL 2 15 7.5
Irving, BOS 2 14 7.0
Curry, GOL 2 13 6.5
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