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 CLEVELAND -- Guard Kyrie Irving scored 30 points in his postseason
debut, including making his first five 3-pointers, and the Cleveland
Cavaliers posted a 113-100 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday
in Game 1 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Cavs forward LeBron James added 20 points, seven assists and six
rebounds, and forward Kevin Love finished with 19 points and 12
rebounds.
Guard Isaiah Thomas had a team-high 22 points and 10 assists, and
center Kelly Olynyk added 12 points for Boston, both off the bench.
Swingman Evan Turner had 12 points and seven rebounds, and guard
Marcus Smart and forward Brandon Bass had 10 points each to lead the
Celtics' starters.
Love missed his first four shots in his playoff debut -- he missed
the rim on three of them -- and struggled to shoot 2-for-11 in the
first half before erupting in the third quarter. He had eight points
and six rebounds within the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third, and
the Cavaliers outscored the Celtics 16-4 during a five-minute
stretch to take command of the game.
Clippers 107, Spurs 92
LOS ANGELES -- Point guard Chris Paul scored 25 of his game-high 32
points in the second half, and Los Angeles pounded San Antonio in
the opener of a first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Forward Blake Griffin added 26 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and
three steals for the Clippers, who won their eighth game in a row
and their 15th in the past 16. Guard Jamal Crawford came off the
bench to score 17 points.
Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points to lead the Spurs.
Hawks 99, Nets 92
ATLANTA -- Guard Kyle Korver fueled an electric atmosphere inside
Philips Arena with a 21-point performance, lifting Atlanta past
Brooklyn in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Hawks controlled the game and were dominant in stretches, but
couldn't put away the scrappy Nets until the final minute. Brooklyn
forward Thaddeus Young cut the Atlanta lead to 93-89 on a floater in
the lane with two minutes to play. However, Hawks point guard Jeff
Teague scored his team's final six points to secure the win for
top-seeded Atlanta.
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Teague finished with 17 points, as did forward DeMarre Carroll for
the Hawks, who improved to 36-6 at home. Korver hit five 3-pointers,
almost always sparking Atlanta runs. Brooklyn forward Joe Johnson
and center Brook Lopez each led the Nets with 17 points. Johnson
spent seven seasons in Atlanta and was bombarded by boos every time
he touched the ball.
Grizzlies 100, Trail Blazers 86
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Reserve point guard Beno Udrih scored a playoff
career-high 20 points, and forward Zach Randolph and center Marc
Gasol posted double-doubles as Memphis rolled over Portland to take
a 1-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Randolph finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Gasol added 15
points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks. The Grizzlies
got 16 points from point guard Mike Conley.
Forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 32 points for the Trail
Blazers, shooting 13-for-34 from the floor. Aldridge also pulled
down 14 rebounds and blocked four shots. Portland made 33.7 percent
of its field-goal attempts, while Memphis shot 44.3 percent.
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