Nuggets, Knicks, Timberwolves open with wins

ede

Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds and the host Denver Nuggets opened their NBA title defense with a 114-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their Western Conference firstround playoff series late Saturday.

Jamal Murray finished with 22 points and 10 assists to help Denver to its ninth straight win over Los Angeles, with five of those victories coming in the postseason.

Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 32 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots, and LeBron James finished with 27 points after a quiet fourth quarter. James didn’t attempt a shot in the final period until there was 1:20 left and had only four points in the final 12 minutes.

Timberwolves 120, Suns 95: Anthony Edwards shook off first-half foul trouble to score a gamehigh 33 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series in Minneapolis. Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday night, also in Minneapolis.

Knicks 111, 76ers 104: Miles McBride drained the tiebreaking basket with 8:25 left for host New

York, which squandered all of a 14-point third-quarter lead before rallying to beat Philadelphia Game 1 of an Eastern Conference firstround playoff series. Game 2 is scheduled for Monday nigh in New York. (Home team in ALL CAPS)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Team Line Team

PITTSBURGH -130 Milwaukee Philadelphia -118 CINCINNATI

ATLANTA OFF Miami

Arizona -116 ST. LOUIS San Diego -192 COLORADO SAN FRAN OFF N.Y. Mets

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Team Line Team

N.Y. YANKEES -255Oakland Detroit -112TAMPA BAY

Line

+110 +100 OFF

-102 +161 OFF

Line +210 -104

Team CLEVELAND NEW YORK DENVER

5½ 5½ 7½

(203) (209) (223½)

Orlando Philadelphia L.A. Lakers

Team

BOSTON -144 Toronto +120 CAROLINA -235 N.Y. Islanders +190 DALLAS -142 Vegas +118 EDMONTON -192 Los Angeles +158 Updates: https://www.scoresandstats.com