NBA PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD…
PHILADELPHIA 129 – Washington 112… The 76ers rolled past the Wizards despite playing without the injured Joel Embiid and wrapped up the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in five games. Seth Curry pumped in 30 points and Tobias Harris added 28. Philadelphia advances to take on Atlanta in the second round.
Atlanta 103 – NEW YORK 89… The Hawks handled the Knicks to finish of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in five games. Trae Young scored a game-high 36 points. Clint Capela grabbed 15 rebounds to go with his 14 points.
UTAH 126 – Memphis 110… The Jazz jumped out to a 47-27 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in beating the Grizzlies to take the Western Conference first-round playoff series in five games. Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and dished off 10 assists. Rudy Gobert added 23 points and 15 boards. Utah awaits the winner of the Dallas-L.A. Clippers series in the second round.
Dallas 105 – L.A. CLIPPERS 100… The Mavericks withstood a late rally to down the Clippers and take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series. Luka Doncic poured in 42 points and had 14 assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points. The series returns to Dallas for Game 6 tomorrow.