• The Canadian Press

    Doncic scores 29 points as Mavericks top Thunder 119-110 to tie series at 1-1

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic bounced back with 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 on Thursday night and even the Western Conference semifinals at one win apiece. The Thunder held Doncic to 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting in Game 1. He made 11 of 21 field goals in Game 2. P.J. Washington added 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks. He averaged 12.9 points in the regular season. Kyrie Irving added nine points and 11

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA playoffs: Luka Dončić, Mavericks fend off Thunder in Game 2 to tie up series

    P.J. Washington dropped a playoff career-high 29 points to help the Mavericks pull off a huge win in Game 2 on Thursday night.

  • The Canadian Press

    Poor defense, cold shooting trip up Celtics in Game 2 loss to Cavaliers

    BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics are once again following a troubling script in the second round of the playoffs. Boston opened its first-round series against Miami with a dominating Game 1 win and followed it up with a lackluster effort in Game 2. That pattern repeated itself during the Celtics’ 118-94 Game 2 loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday night. Almost everything Boston did well in a 25-point victory in Game 1 – knock down 3-pointers, defend and rebound — was flipped by the Cavaliers in Game 2. Th

  • The Canadian Press

    Mitchell's 29 points help Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, tie series at 1 game apiece

    BOSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell banked in a 3-pointer from a few steps beyond the top of the arc and could only shrug as he backpedaled back on defense. He followed with two baskets in the lane to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 16-point lead. "Sometimes you get lucky," Mitchell said after scoring 29 points to help Cleveland beat Boston 118-94 on Thursday night. “Shooters shoot.” Two nights after losing the opener by 25 points, the Cavaliers answered with a blowout of their own, beating the top-se