Durant leads Warriors in romp
Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Steph Curry added 21 as the Warriors had little trouble in a 132-105 rout of the Clippers in Game 3 on Thursday in Los Angeles. The Warriors hold a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 scheduled Sunday. Andrew Bogut grabbed 14 rebounds, while Draymond Green added 10 assists.
The Warriors led 41-24 after the first quarter and 73-52 at halftime.
76ers 131, Nets 115
Ben Simmons scored a career-playoff-high 31 points, Tobias Harris added 29 points and 16 rebounds and the visiting 76ers shook off the absence of Joel Embiid to take a 2-1 lead in the firstround series.
Simmons was 11-for-13 from the field, and he added nine assists. Harris had playoff highs in both points and rebounds, and was 6-for-6 from three-point range. J.J. Redick was 5-for-9 behind the arc and finished with 26 points.
Embiid warmed up before the game but the 76ers announced shortly before the game that the he wouldn’t be available because of a sore left knee.
Spurs 118, Nuggets 108
Derrick White had a careerhigh 36 points to lead the host Spurs, who took a 2-1 series lead.
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Nuggets.
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The Grizzlies’ Kyle Anderson had surgery on his right shoulder and should be ready for training camp. The 6-9 forward averaged eight points and 6.8 rebounds in 40 starts.
♦ Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. had surgery for a stress fracture in his lower left leg and should be ready for training camp. The 6-6 guard averaged 15.5 points in 19 games after being acquired from the Knicks in the Kristaps Porzingis trade.