NBA playoffs: Nene’s 28 points on perfect shooting boosts Rockets past Thunder for 3-1 series lead.

OKLAHOMA CITY Nene scored 28 points on perfect shooting from the field, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-109 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Nene made all 12 of his shots and had 10 rebounds. He helped the Rockets overcome an off night by James Harden, who finished with 16 points on 5-for-16 shooting. Eric Gordon and Lou Williams each scored 18 points for the Rockets. Trevor Ariza had 14.

Game 5 is Tuesday night in Houston.

Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook had a triple-double by halftime and finished with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. The Thunder said Westbrook joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to claim three consecutive playoff triple-doubles.

Cavaliers 106, Pacers 102: LeBron James made a 3-pointer with 68 seconds left Sunday and the Cleveland Cavaliers hung on for a series-clinching victory at Indiana.

James finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds as he became the first player under the current playoff format to win 21 straight first-round games.

Celtics 104, Bulls 95: Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 104-95 on Sunday to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all.

Boston blew a 20-point lead, but Thomas keyed a third-quarter run that put the Celtics back on top after Chicago briefly went ahead. Gerald Green made four 3-pointers on his way to 18 points, helping the top-seeded Celtics return the favor in Chicago after dropping the first two games at home. Jazz 105, Clippers 98: Joe Johnson scored 28 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 10598 on Sunday night to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all.

Johnson, who hit the winning shot in Game 1, scored 11 straight Jazz points during a crucial stretch in the fourth quarter, including a pull-up jumper for a 91-90 lead with 3:55 remaining after trailing by seven early in the period. The Clippers never led again after controlling the game for most of the night.

— Wire services 104, Bulls 95 BOSTON Green 7-13 0-0 18, Crowder 5-9 0-0 11, Horford 6-11 2-2 15, Thomas 10-21 12-13 33, Bradley 3-9 1-2 8, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Jerebko 0-3 2-2 2, Olynyk 4-4 1-3 10, Smart 2-7 0-0 5, Rozier 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 38-81 18-22 104. CHICAGO Mirotic 4-11 3-3 13, Lopez 4-8 0-0 8, Grant 0-3 0-0 0, Butler 7-16 19-23 33, Wade 5-12 1-1 11, Zipser 0-2 0-0 0, Portis 4-7 0-0 8, Felicio 1-1 1-2 3, Lauvergne 3-6 0-0 6, Canaan 4-10 2-4 13, Carter-Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-76 26-33 95. Boston 30 27 22 25 — 104 Chicago 18 28 24 25 — 95 3-Point Goals—Boston 10-37 (Green 4-9, Olynyk 1-1, Smart 1-2, Horford 1-3, Crowder 1-4, Bradley 1-6, Thomas 1-9, Jerebko 0-1, Rozier 0-2), Chicago 5-24 (Canaan 3-7, Mirotic 2-8, Zipser 0-1, Lauvergne 0-1, Portis 0-1, Grant 0-1, Wade 0-2, Butler 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 41 (Horford 12), Chicago 44 (Portis 8). Assists—Boston 22 (Thomas 7), Chicago 19 (Butler 9). Total Fouls—Boston 24, Chicago 23. Technicals—Smart, Thomas, Butler. A—21,863 (20,917). Cavaliers 106, Pacers 102

CLEVELAND James 13-25 6-9 33, Love 2-13 0-0 5, Thompson 2-6 2-2 6, Irving 10-25 7-7 28, Smith 2-4 0-0 5, Frye 2-4 2-2 7, Dero.Williams 4-4 4-5 14, Korver 1-5 2-2 5, Shumpert 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 37-90 23-27 106.

INDIANA Miles 2-5 0-0 6, George 5-21 2-3 15, Turner 8-10 4-6 20, T.Young 6-14 1-2 13, Teague 6-12 2-3 15, Robinson 3-3 0-0 6, Seraphin 2-6 0-0 4, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, J.Young 0-0 0-0 0, Stephenson 9-15 0-1 22, Ellis 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 41-88 10-17 102. Cleveland 22 36 30 18 — 106 Indiana 24 28 25 25 — 102 3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-31 (Dero.Williams 2-2, Smith 1-3, James 1-3, Frye 1-3, Shumpert 1-3, Love 1-5, Korver 1-5, Irving 1-7), Indiana 10-30 (Stephenson 4-9, George 3-9, Miles 2-5, Teague 1-3, Ellis 0-1, T.Young 0-1, Turner 0-2). Fouled Out—Stephenson. ReCeltics bounds—Cleveland 48 (Love 16), Indiana 42 (T.Young 10). Assists—Cleveland 11 (James 4), Indiana 21 (Teague 10). Total Fouls— Cleveland 15, Indiana 22. Technicals— Teague, Seraphin. A—17,923 (18,165). Rockets 113, Thunder 109 HOUSTON Ariza 4-8 3-3 14, Anderson 2-5 4-4 9, Capela 2-5 0-0 4, Beverley 2-13 0-0 6, Harden 5-16 6-7 16, Hilario 12-12 4-7 28, Gordon 5-13 4-5 18, L.Williams 5-13 7-7 18. Totals 37-85 2833 113.

OKLAHOMA CITY Gibson 2-5 2-2 6, Adams 8-10 2-5 18, Westbrook 10-28 12-13 35, Oladipo 7-10 0-0 15, Roberson 5-9 2-12 13, Grant 5-5 0-0 10, McDermott 2-6 0-0 5, Kanter 1-5 0-0 2, Cole 0-3 0-0 0, Abrines 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 42-85 18-32 109. Houston 22 32 19 40 — 113 Oklahoma City 26 32 19 32 — 109 Jazz 105, Clippers 98

L.A. CLIPPERS Speights 2-8 0-0 5, Mbah a Moute 1-8 3-4 5, Jordan 5-8 2-6 12, Paul 10-21 6-8 27, Redick 3-11 4-4 12, W.Johnson 0-0 1-2 1, Pierce 0-1 0-0 0, Felton 3-5 3-3 11, Crawford 9-13 2-2 25. Totals 33-75 21-29 98.

UTAH Hayward 1-3 0-0 3, Ingles 3-6 0-0 8, Gobert 6-6 3-4 15, Diaw 0-4 0-0 0, Hill 4-11 4-5 13, J.Johnson 12-17 2-2 28, Favors 7-10 3-6 17, Neto 0-0 0-0 0, Exum 1-1 0-0 3, Mack 0-0 0-0 0, Hood 6-16 3-4 18. Totals 40-74 15-21 105. L.A. Clippers 26 26 28 18 — 98 Utah 24 31 22 28 — 105 3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 11-32 (Crawford 5-7, Felton 2-2, Redick 2-7, Speights 1-5, Paul 1-6, Pierce 0-1, Jordan 0-1, Mbah a Moute 0-3), Utah 10-22 (Hood 3-5, J.Johnson 2-3, Ingles 2-4, Exum 1-1, Hayward 1-3, Hill 1-3, Diaw 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 31 (Jordan 10), Utah 42 (Gobert 13). Assists—L.A. Clippers 17 (Paul 12), Utah 24 (Ingles 11). Total Fouls— L.A. Clippers 18, Utah 17. 3-Point Goals—Houston 11-35 (Gordon 4-7, Ariza 3-5, Beverley 2-8, Anderson 1-3, L.Williams 1-5, Harden 0-7), Oklahoma City 7-19 (Westbrook 3-8, Abrines 1-2, Roberson 1-2, Oladipo 1-3, McDermott 1-3, Cole 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 45 (Hilario 10), Oklahoma City 40 (Westbrook 13). Assists—Houston 19 (Harden 8), Oklahoma City 20 (Westbrook 14). Total Fouls— Houston 26, Oklahoma City 20. Technicals—Gordon. A—18,203 (18,203). Late Saturday Warriors 119, Trail Blazers 113 GOLDEN STATE Green 2-6 3-4 9, Pachulia 0-4 0-0 0, Curry 1025 9-10 34, Thompson 8-21 4-6 24, McCaw 4-6 2-4 11, West 3-6 0-0 6, McGee 6-8 2-2 14, Iguodala 5-12 6-7 16, Clark 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 40-91 27-35 119. PORTLAND Harkless 0-4 1-2 1, Nurkic 1-3 0-0 2, Lillard 10-23 7-7 31, Turner 5-12 6-10 17, McCollum 10-23 6-6 32, Aminu 6-13 1-1 14, Vonleh 5-8 0-0 10, Napier 0-1 0-0 0, Crabbe 2-3 1-1 6. Totals 39-90 22-27 113. Golden State 30 24 33 32 — 119 Portland 37 30 21 25 — 113 3-Point Goals—Golden State 12-36 (Curry 5-14, Thompson 4-9, Green 2-5, McCaw 1-2, Iguodala 0-6), Portland 13-32 (McCollum 6-9, Lillard 4-13, Crabbe 1-2, Turner 1-3, Aminu 1-4, Nurkic 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 42 (Green 8), Portland 52 (Nurkic 11). Assists—Golden State 25 (Curry 8), Portland 17 (Lillard, Nurkic 4). Total Fouls—Golden State 19, Portland 23. Technicals—Turner. A—20,177 (19,980).