Raptors 150 – Nets 122Reserve Norman Powell scored a career playoff high 29 points and Toronto completed a four-game sweep of undermanned Brooklyn in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Raptors will play the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jayson Tatum finished with 28 points, including seven inside the final 3:20 of the third period. Jazz 129 – Nuggets 127Donovan Mitchell scored 51 points and dished out seven assists to help Utah outlast Denver and take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Mitchell posted his second 50-point game in the series, becoming just the third NBA player, joining Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson, to score 50 points twice in the same playoff series.

Source: Philippine Star August 24, 2020 05:26 UTC