NEW ORLEANS (AP) β The Golden State Warriors fashioned a furious comeback, rallying from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to beat New Orleans 123-119 in overtime to take a 3-0 series lead on the Pelicans. Steph Curry hit a corner 3-pointer to force overtime and finished with 40 points and nine assists as the Warriors mounted the third-largest fourth quarter comeback in NBA playoff history.
BOSTON (AP)β LeBron James scored 31 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved one win away from a sweep in their first playoff series in five years with a 103-95 victory over the Boston Celtics. Cleveland can complete the sweep of the best-of-seven, first-round series Sunday in Boston. Kevin Love had 23 points and J.R. Smith added 15 for the Cavaliers.
MILWAUKEE (AP) β Derrick Rose scored 34 points, Jimmy Butler added 24 and Chicago beat Milwaukee 113-106 in double overtime to take a 3-0 lead in that Eastern Conference playoff series. The Bulls will go for the sweep on Saturday in Milwaukee.
NEW YORK (AP) β The New York Mets are riding their first 11-game winning streak since 1990 after Daniel Murphy drove in four runs in their 6-3 win over Atlanta. The Mets will go for a club-record 12 in a row against their crosstown rivals, the Yankees, at Yankee Stadium Friday night.
CHICAGO (AP) β Benches cleared at the end of the seventh inning of the Kansas Royals’ 3-2, 13-inning win over the Chicago White Sox. There were five ejections β Kansas City’s Yordano Ventura, Lorenzo Cain and Edinson Volquez along with Chris Sale and Jeff Samardzija (suh-MAHR’-juh) from Chicago.
