Friday, May 4, 2012

NBA Playoffs: 76ers, Celtics Take 2-1 Series Leads; Nuggets Cut Lakers Advantage To 2-1

The NBA Playoffs continued on Friday with three games.


EASTERN CONFERENCE:


At Philadelphia:


Spencer Hawes scored 21 points (10 in the fourth quarter) as the Philadelphia 76ers came back from a 14-point deficit to knock off the visiting Chicago Bulls 79-74 in game three of their conference quarterfinal series, which the 76ers now lead two games to one.




At Boston:


Paul Pierce scored 21 points while Kevin Garnett scored 20 while grabbing 11 rebounds and Rajon Rondo, back from suspension, had a triple-double (17 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists) as the Boston Celtics defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 90-84 in overtime to take a two-games-to-one lead in their first-round series.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:


At Denver:


Ty Lawson scored 25 points as the Denver Nuggets raced out to an early 24-point lead, en route to a 99-84 game-three home win over the Los Angeles Lakers to cut their opening-round series deficit to two games to one.

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