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 Isaiah Thomas scored a career-high 42 points as the Cletics cut
Atlanta's lead in the best-of-seven series to 2-1, with Game 4 set
for Sunday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics, who led by 20 in the first half, saw a 19-point lead
early in the third quarter evaporate. Atlanta never led by more than
one in the chippy affair and the game was tied at 96 when the
Celtics took over thanks to a pair of old-fashioned three-point
plays by Evan Turner.
The Hawks failed to score a field goal in the final 3:51.
There were three flagrant-one and two technical fouls in the game.
 Cavaliers 101, Pistons 91
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Kyrie Irving scored 26 points and LeBron
James supplied 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists as Cleveland
took a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series against Detroit.
Kevin Love had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the top-seeded
Cavaliers, who can close out the Eastern Conference series in Game 4
on Sunday night.
Tristan Thompson added eight points and 10 rebounds and Matthew
Dellavedova chipped in 12 points for Cleveland, which made 12 of 29
3-pointers after tying the NBA postseason record with 20 made 3s in
Game 2.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 18 points and Marcus Morris tossed in
16 for Detroit. Andre Drummond added 17 points and seven rebounds,
but Reggie Jackson was held to 13 points with 12 assists.
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Spurs 96, Grizzlies 87
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points and LaMarcus
Aldridge added 16 to lead San Antonio over Memphis.
The win gives the Spurs a 3-0 lead in the series. San Antonio can
clinch the best-of-seven series with a win Sunday, also at
FedExForum.
After being dominated by the Spurs in the first two games of the
series -- losses of 32 and 26 points in San Antonio -- the Grizzlies
competed from the outset. Memphis trailed by only one at the half
and led 71-70 entering the fourth quarter.
A JaMychal Green layup, off an alley-oop pass from Xavier Munford,
gave the Grizzlies a 73-70 lead to start the final quarter, but the
Spurs recovered. San Antonio scored nine straight for a 79-73
advantage with 8:03 left and never trailed again.
Zach Randolph had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies.
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