Four more games were played as the first round of the NBA Playoffs continued on Sunday.
Eastern Conference:
At Boston:
Ray Allen scored 24 points, three of them on a three-pointer with 12 seconds remaining as the Boston Celtics took the opening contest of their best-of-seven first-round series 87-85 over the visiting New York Knickerbockers.
Western Conference:
At San Antonio:
Zach Randolph had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Shane Battier connected on the go-ahead three-point basket with 23.9 seconds remaining as the Memphis Grizzlies upended the home standing San Antonio Spurs 101-98 in the opening game of their conference quarterfinal series. The win was the first in Grizzlies playoff history. Memphis had been swept in four straight games in the first round of each of their three previous playoff appearances (2004-06).
At Los Angeles:
Chris Paul scored 33 points and dished out 14 assists as the New Orleans Hornets stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 109-100 in game one of their first-round series on the road. The Lakers took all four regular-season meetings with the Hornets.
At Oklahoma City:
Kevin Durant scored 41 points and grabbed 9 rebounds while Russell Westbrook had two key late baskets (amongst his 31 points) as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the visiting Denver Nuggets 107-103 in game one of their first-round series.
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