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			Highlights of Sunday's NBA games 
			
		 
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			 [April 24, 2017] 
			(The Sports Xchange)  
			 
			Cavaliers 106, Pacers 102 
			 
			LeBron James scored 33 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer 
			with 1:08 remaining, and Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of 
			Indiana in their NBA playoff opening-round series. 
			 
			Indiana, which never had been swept in a seven-game series, took a 
			102-100 lead on Thaddeus Young's tip-in with 1:31 to play, but the 
			Cavaliers scored the game's final six points to advance to the 
			second round of the Eastern Conference. 
			 
			For James, it was his 21st consecutive first-round playoff game 
			victory, breaking Magic Johnson's record of 20 set in the mid-1980s. 
			 
			Rockets 113, Thunder 109 
			 
			Nene scored 28 points and Eric Gordon and Lou Williams added 18 each 
			as Houston took a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round 
			series with Oklahoma City. 
			 
			The Rockets have a chance to close out the series on Tuesday at home 
			in Game Five. 
			
			
			  
			
			Celtics 104, Bulls 95 
			 
			Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points as Boston tied the Eastern Conference 
			first-round series 2-2. The best-of-seven series resumes on 
			Wednesday night in Boston. 
			 
			Neither team has won a home game in the series. 
			 
			Gerald Green scored a playoff-career-high 18 points, and Al Horford 
			finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who blew a 
			20-point lead only to rebound after the Bulls took a two-point lead 
			in the third quarter. 
			
			
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			After the game Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young (21) hugs 
			Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and Pacers forward 
			Paul George (13) hugs Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) in game 
			four of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs 
			at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Cleveland defeats Indiana 106-102. 
			Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports 
            
			  
            
			Jazz 105, Clippers 98 
			 
			Joe Johnson scored 28 points and Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 13 
			rebounds in his first game back from injury to help Utah tie the 
			series 2-2. 
			 
			Rodney Hood chipped in 18 points and Derrick Favors added 17 off the 
			bench to help Utah win a playoff game at home for the first time in 
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