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Highlights of Sunday's NBA playoff games

ByReuters

Published 26/04/2015 at 23:07 GMT

April 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Basketball Association playoff games:

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Cavaliers 101, Celtics 93
Cleveland Cavaliers completed their four-game first-round sweep of Boston but suffered the potential loss of forward Kevin Love with a dislocated left shoulder.
The win in a very physical game that saw Cleveland guard J.R. Smith ejected sent the second-seeded Cavs into the Eastern Conference semi-finals against the winner of the Chicago Bulls-Milwaukee Bucks series. The Bulls lead that best-of-seven 3-1.
Forward LeBron James scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists as the Cavs built a 21-point halftime lead and held off a Boston charge that brought the Celtics as close as eight early in the fourth quarter.
Love was injured while chasing a long rebound with Boston forward Kelly Olynyk, whose right arm locked around Love's left. A foul was called on Olynyk and Love grabbed his shoulder and ran off the court and straight to the locker room.
Cleveland's Smith was ejected after he received a push in the back from Jae Crowder and flailed back with his right arm, sending Crowder to the floor with a left knee sprain.
Smith was called for a Flagrant-2 foul and ejected.
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Clippers 114, Spurs 105
Guard Chris Paul scored 34 points, and forward Blake Griffin added 20 along with 19 rebounds, as Los Angeles defeated San Antonio to even their Western Conference first-round series at 2-2.
After combining for only 21 points during a heavy loss in Game Three, Griffin and Paul bounced back in timely fashion.
They picked up seven assists each, while guard J.J. Redick supplemented the two stars with 17 points and the team received scoring help from a pair of reserve guards.
Austin Rivers scored 16 points and Jamal Crawford had 15. They each scored five points early in the fourth quarter, when the Clippers forged ahead by 13 points.
Forward Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 26 points. Forward Tim Duncan produced 22 points and 14 rebounds, and guard Tony Parker scored 18. But Duncan and Parker missed four free throws apiece.
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