Kawhi Leonard (knee) sat out for the Clippers
and Norman Powell moved into the starting lineup and established
a personal playoff career high with 42 points. Russell Westbrook
added 30 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for fifth-seeded
Los Angeles, which has dropped the past two games after winning
the series opener.
Craig scored 15 points and Deandre Ayton added 12 points and 11
rebounds for the Suns. Bones Hyland put up 20 points for Los
Angeles.
Warriors 114, Kings 97
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 36 points and Golden State got
back into its Western Conference first-round playoff series
against Sacramento with a win in San Francisco.
The Warriors' Kevon Looney pulled down 20 rebounds and set a
postseason career high with nine assists (he scored four
points). Andrew Wiggins finished with 20 points for the
Warriors, who trail 2-1 heading into a game in San Francisco on
Sunday.
De'Aaron Fox had 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to pace
the Kings. Domantas Sabonis tallied 15 points and 16 rebounds
and Harrison Barnes chipped in 17 points.
76ers 102, Nets 97
Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points, including the tiebreaking
3-pointer with 44.7 seconds remaining as Philadelphia withstood
the ejection of James Harden to outlast Brooklyn in New York.
The 76ers, up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff
series, can eliminate the Nets on Saturday in Game 4 in New
York.
Harden scored 21 before being ejected for committing a flagrant
foul 2 when he elbowed Royce O'Neale late in the third quarter.
Mikal Bridges led all scorers with 26 points but shot 9-for-26
and was 1-for-5 in the fourth when the Nets were held to 15
points.
--Field Level Media
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