Kawhi, Clippers hang on to beat Mavs, advance

Clippers 111, Mavericks 97

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Kawhi Leonard had 33 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles eliminated Luka Doncic and Dallas from the playoffs with a victory in Game 6 of their first-round series Sunday.

Doncic capped a superb first postseason with 38 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, while Portsmouth native Dorian Finney-Smith added 16 points for Dallas.

Paul George and Ivica Zubac chipped in with 15 points apiece for the Clippers.

The No. 2 seed in the Western Conference advanced to a second-round meeting with either Denver or Utah.

Celtics 112, Raptors 94

Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points, Kemba Walker added 18 points and 10 assists, and Boston never trailed on the way to beating Toronto in Game 1 of an Eastern

Conference semifinal series.

Jaylen Brown scored 17 points and Daniel Theis finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds for Boston, which is 5-0 in this postseason.

The Celtics improved to 4-1 against the Raptors this season.

LATE SATURDAY Rockets 114, Thunder 80

James Harden scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook returned to face his former team in the playoffs for the first time, helping Houston earn a 3-2 lead on Oklahoma City in a firstround series.

Robert Covington added 22 points and Eric Gordon had 20. Westbrook had seven points, six rebounds and seven assists in 23 minutes.

Lakers131,

Trail Blazers 122

LeBron James had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, beating short-handed Portland to win the series 4-1.

Anthony Davis had a playoff-best 43 points for the top-seeded Lakers in their first playoff series since 2013. The Lakers will play Houston or Oklahoma City.