NBA playoffs roundup

• Anthony Davis scored 33 of his franchise playoff-record 47 points in the second half, and the host Pelicans completed a first-round playoff sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, 131-123. Jrue Holiday capped his 41-point performance with an 18-foot pull-up jumper that gave the Pelicans a six-point lead with 40 seconds left. Rajon Rondo added 16 assists, and Davis also had 11 rebounds and three blocks for New Orleans, which is moving on to the second round of the playoffs for only the second time since the NBA returned to the city 16 seasons ago.

• Jimmy Butler hit four 3-pointers among his 28 points and Karl-Anthony Towns snapped back from a bad start to the series with 18 points and 16 rebounds, leading the host Timberwolves past the Rockets, 121-105, for their first postseason victory in 14 years. Jeff Teague scored 23 points and Andrew Wiggins pitched in 20 points with another four 3-pointers, helping the Timberwolves match the fire-away Rockets from behind the arc and cruise down the stretch behind a 50 percent shooting performance.

• Ben Simmons had the first playoff triple-double by a rookie in nearly 40 years, JJ Redick scored 24 points and the visiting 76ers outlasted the Heat, 106-102, to move within a victory of the second round. The 76ers lead the Eastern Conference series 3-1 and can close out the Heat when play resumes in Philadelphia on April 24.

SCOTT THRELKELD — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Pelicans’ Anthony Davis battles under the basket against Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu on April 21 in New Orleans.