HIGHLIGHTS: @AntDavis23 goes off for 43 points to lead the Lakers to the second round. pic.twitter.com/NkoGXcuu7w — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 30, 2020Los Angeles won a playoff series for the first time since beating the Denver Nuggets in the first round in 2012 during Kobe Bryant's tenure. RELATED| NBA 2020: Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets aim to stay afloatThe Lakers will face the winner of the series between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in the conference semifinals. 28 PTS | 50% 3PT | 17 REB | 1 BLK pic.twitter.com/MYaIUwgTA6 — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) August 29, 2020Antetokounmpo put up game-highs in points (28) and rebounds (17) in leading the Bucks to their second straight first-round series win after they had been eliminated there in eight consecutive trips to the post-season. RELATED| NBA roundup: Clippers thumps Mavs for series lead, Nuggets pips JazzHarden shot 11 of 15, including 4 of 8 on 3-pointers, while adding five assists.

Source: The Hindu August 30, 2020 06:33 UTC