< Bojan Bogdanovic B2
scores 30 points as the Indiana Pacers rally from 17 back to beat the Cavaliers 92-90 and take a 2-1 series lead.
Pacers 92, Cavaliers 90
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 30 points, leading Indiana back from a 17-point halftime deficit for a victory over Cleveland on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Cleveland was 39-0 during the regular season when leading after three quarters and kept that perfect mark intact with a Game 2 win.
The incredible second-half charge came exactly one year after Indiana blew a 26-point halftime lead in a historic playoff collapse against the Cavs.
This time, the Pacers delivered a devastating blow to the three-time defending Eastern Conference champs — on a night LeBron Jones joined Michael Jordan as the only players in playoff history to record 100 double-doubles. James finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to prevent Cleveland from losing its first game this season after leading following the third quarter.
Wizards 122, Raptors 103
Bradley Beal heeded his coach's plea to "do his job" by scoring 21 of his 28 points in the first half, his All-Star backcourt running mate John Wall delivered 28 points and 14 assists, and Washington beat Toronto in an occasionally heated game to cut their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series deficit to 2-1.
Late Thursday Warriors 110, Spurs 97
Kevin Durant had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Golden State beat San Antonio for a 3-0 series lead over the Spurs, who were still reeling from the death of Gregg Popovich's wife, Erin. Golden State can close the first-round series with a win Sunday afternoon in San Antonio in Game 4. The Spurs were playing a day after the death of Erin Popovich, who passed away after battling an undisclosed longterm illness. Erin and Gregg Popovich were married four decades and had two children and two grandchildren.
Pelicans 119, Trail Blazers 102
Nikola Mirotic scored a career playoff-best 30 points to go with eight rebounds, three steals and a block, and New Orleans beat Portland to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Anthony Davis had 28 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks for New Orleans.