NEW YORK (AP) ) — The Boston Celtics now await the winner of the NBA series between Milwaukee and Chicago. The Celtics made short work of the Brooklyn Nets in a four-game sweep, the latest a 116-112 victory on the road. Jayson Tatum scored 29 points and Jaylen Brown had 22. Kevin Durant had 39 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 23 points, Precious Achiuwa had 17 and the Toronto Raptors forced a return home for Game 6 in their Eastern Conference first-round series against Philadelphia, beating the 76ers 103-88. The Raptors have won two straight in the series and jumped all over injured Sixers center Joel Embiid and ineffective James Harden. Embiid had 20 points and 11 rebounds playing with a thumb injury. Harden scored 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting. Sixers fans booed their team’s performance.
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 13 rebounds in his first home playoff game coming off a calf injury and the Mavericks routed the Utah Jazz 102-77 Monday night for a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series. Doncic made his series debut in Game 4 at Utah, when the Jazz scored the last five points in the final 31 seconds for a one-point win that evened the series. Game 6 is Thursday night in Salt Lake City.