Raptors Rip Nets, Boston Hold Off 76ers For 3-0 NBA Playoff Leads
Orlando, FL – AUGUST 21: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors shoots the ball during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during Round One, Game Three of the NBA Playoffs on August 21, 2020 at The Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
Kyle Lowry came up just short of a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for a Raptors team that can clinch a second round berth in game four on Sunday. Kemba Walker scored 24 points and Jaylen Brown added 21 as the Celtics withstood a 30-point, 13-rebound performance from Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid in the NBA’s quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida.
Jayson Tatum added 15 points for Boston, after averaging 32.5 over the first two games. He was limited by early foul trouble that saw him sit out all of the second quarter.LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 21: Jeremiah Martin #0 of the Brooklyn Nets shoots in front of Malcolm Miller #13 of the Toronto Raptors during the second half in Game Three of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at The Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 21, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
In Western Conference action, the Utah Jazz cruised past the Denver Nuggets 124-87, taking a 2-1 series lead with their second straight lopsided win.Utah’s Mike Conley played his first playoff game in the bubble after leaving for the birth of his son and then quarantined for four days upon his return.
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