
The Suns erased the 10-point halftime deficit by making 13 of their first 14 shots in the third quarter to take a 77-74 lead. Ayton had 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting. Paul helped put the Suns up for good, at 102-101, on an assist on Deandre Ayton’s dunk with 2:12 left. Phoenix will face the Dallas-Utah winner in the second round.
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Paul had the most field goals without a miss in a playoff game, hit all four of his free throws and had eight assists as the top-seeded Suns overcame a 10-point halftime deficit.
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Phoenix Suns 115-109 New Orleans PelicansĬhris Paul went 14 for 14 in the best shooting night in NBA playoff history, Devin Booker returned from a hamstring injury to hit a late three-pointer and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 on Thursday night to finish off the first-round series in six games. Philadelphia took a 99-78 lead to the fourth. Raptors coach Nick Nurse called timeout after Harden connected from distance with 3:52 left in the third, putting the Sixers up 92-70.

Toronto trailed 70-67 after Siakam made a hook shot with 9:42 left in the third, but Maxey hit three three-pointers as the 76ers broke the game open with a 17-0 run over the next four-plus minutes, opening an 87-67 lead with 5:20 left in the quarter. Achiuwa drove for a dunk at the end of the third but the basket was waved off because it came after the buzzer. Toronto’s Precious Achiuwa had 17 points in Game 5 but didn’t score Thursday until making a free throw in the fourth quarter. He missed his second straight game because of a strained left hip flexor. Toronto played without all-star guard Fred VanVleet. Toronto lost in the first round for the first time since being swept by Washington in 2015. The Raptors struggled from beyond the arc, going 7 for 35.Ĭhris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, Pascal Siakam fouled out with 24 points, Gary Trent Jr had 19 and Scottie Barnes 18. Trying to keep up with the NBA playoffs? We have the latest results, as well as series-by-series schedules and streaming info below.Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points, going 5 for 12 from three-point range, and Tobias Harris had 19 points and 11 rebounds, to help the 76ers finish off the Raptors with a blowout after losing the past two games.ĭanny Green scored 12 points and shot 4 for 7 from three-point range as the Sixers finished 16 for 40 from beyond the arc. Miami, whether due to the mile-high altitude or just having getting off an intense seven-game series against Boston, had to overcome a number of obstacles, such as 33.3% from three and only getting to the line twice. They became the first set of teammates to post 25-point, 10-assist games in the NBA Finals since Magic Johnson and James Worthy first did it for the Lakers in 1987.

The stat line of 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists paced the Nuggets, as did Jamal Murray who scored 26 points and had 10 assists. Nikola Jokic, Denver's two-time MVP, produced a masterful performance, a triple-double, in his NBA Finals debut. The Nuggets, who completed their sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers on May 22, were off for nine days before Thursday's Game 1 against the Miami Heat. The Denver Nuggets opened the NBA Finals with a 104-93 win in the franchise's first appearance in the championship round.
