HOUSTON (AP) β The Houston Rockets have a 2-0 lead in their series with Dallas after beating the Mavericks 111-99 last night. Dwight Howard led the Rockets with 28 points and 12 rebounds and James Harden added 24 points and six assists.
CLEVELAND (AP)β The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to Boston with a 2-0 series lead going into Thursday night’s Game 3 in Beantown. LeBron James scored 30 points, Kyrie Irving added 26 and the Cavaliers beat the Celtics 99-91 last night to take the first two games at home.
TORONTO (AP)β The Washington Wizards have won the first two games of their playoff series against Toronto — on the road. John Wall had 26 points and 17 assists, Bradley Beal scored 28 points and the Wizards beat the Raptors 117-106 and now head to the Nation’s Capital for the next two games, starting with Game 3 Friday night. LOS ANGELES (AP) β San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker expects to be in the starting lineup for tonight’s Game 2 after rolling his ankle against the Los Angeles Clippers in the opener of their Western Conference playoff series. Parker injured himself early in Sunday’s 107-92 loss and managed just 10 points on 4-of-11 shooting.
NEW YORK (AP)β The Washington Capitals have evened their first round NHL playoff series at two games apiece by nipping the New York Islanders 2-1 on Nicklas Backstrom’s goal 11:09 into overtime. The series now moves to Washington for Game 4 Thursday night.
