The New York Knicks narrowly defeated the Detroit Pistons 94-93 in Game 4 of their opening-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon, to give them a 3-1 series lead. Karl-Anthony Towns made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points, while Jalen Brunson had 32 points and 11 assists. Detroit’s Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first playoff triple-double, but missed two shots and turned the ball over in the final 1:07. Game 5 will take place on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in NY.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves took a 3-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers with a 116-113 victory on Sunday. The Wolves’ Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, with Julius Randle adding 25 to help give Minnesota the victory, despite a strong performance from the Lakers’ Luka Dončić, who scored 38 points. The Timberwolves and Lakers will meet for Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night.
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The Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 107-98 in Game 4 of the first-round series at Kia Center on Sunday, taking a 3-1 lead series lead. Jayson Tatum scored 37 points and 14 rebounds, with Jaylen Brown adding 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Derrick White finishing with 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Game 5 will take place at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at TD Garden.
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Myles Turner scored 23 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 129-103 to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. The Pacers’ Aaron Nembhard had 20 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 15 assists, with the Bucks losing Damian Lillard to a lower left leg injury midway through the first quarter (a preliminary examination of Lillard indicated a possible Achilles tendon injury.) Game 5 will take place on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
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