The Denver Post

NBA playoffs wrap

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CELTICS 114, HEAT 94

Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Boston past Miami on Sunday.

Derrick White added 20 points and four assists for Boston, which finished with six players in doublefigu­res.

Miami spoiled the Celtics’ NBA finals dreams last season, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the conference finals and then blowing them out in Boston in Game 7.

Boston knocked down 22 3-pointers.

Bam Adebayo scored 24 points for the Miami, which played for the second straight game without star Jimmy Butler following his right knee injury during the play-in round.

CLIPPERS 109, MAVERICKS 97

James Harden scored 28 points, Ivica Zubac had a double-double and Los Angeles defeated Dallas.

Harden hit 6 of 11 3-pointers and had eight assists. Zubac’s 20 points were a playoff career high to go with 15 rebounds. Paul George added 22 points.

The Clippers had five players in double figures without Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA Finals MVP hasn’t played since March 31 because of inflammati­on in his surgically repaired right knee.

Luca Doncic led the Mavs with 33 points and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving had 31 points and seven rebounds, but the Mavs got little from their supporting cast.

BUCKS 109, PACERS 94

Damian Lillard scored all 35 of his points before halftime and Milwaukee withstood the absence of Giannis Antetokoun­mpo to defeat Indiana.

Antetokoun­mpo’s return date is uncertain as he deals with a strained left calf that also caused him to miss Milwaukee’s final three regular-season games.

With Antetokoun­mpo watching from the bench, Lillard came through by setting a Bucks record for points in either half of a playoff game.

Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who hadn’t scored fewer than 99 points in the regular season.

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