Back from quarantine, Conley leads Jazz over Nuggets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—For four long days, Mike Conley was confined to his hotel in quarantine.

He wasn't about to be contained on the court.

Conley made a career playoff-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points in his return from quarantine, helping the Utah Jazz rout the Denver Nuggets 124-87 on Friday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

"I've said it before and I'll say it again: He's a terrific player ," Jazz co ac hQu in Snyder said. "I know how glad our guys were to see him back."

Conley left the NBA bubble for the birth of his son and returned Monday night. He went through a four-day separation that ended Friday.

The 37- point loss tied the third-worst in Denver's playoff history. The record is 44 against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 22, 1985. RAPTORS 117, NETS 92: Pascal Siakam scored 26 points and Toronto took the first 3-0 lead in a playoff series in franchise history. The defending champs now can eliminate the patchwork Nets on Sunday. Fred VanVleet scored 22 points, shooting 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Reserve Serge Ibaka added 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Kyle Lowry had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Norman Powell added 11 points.

Late Thursday

BUCKS 111, MAGIC 96: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 20 rebounds and Milwaukee rode a fast start to beat Orlando. The victory came two days after the team that boasted the NBA's best regularseason record opened the playoffs by losing to Orlando. LAKERS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 88: Anthony Davis had 31 points and 11 rebounds and topseeded Los Angeles bounced back from a Game 1 loss. LeBron James had 10 points, six rebounds, seven assists and six turnovers. The Trail Blazers lost All-Star guard Damian Lillard to a dislocated index finger on his left hand in the third quarter. He left the game for good, and the team said X-rays were negative.