Playoff

Lakers Book Playoff Date With Nuggets, Kings Eliminate Warriors

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a furious late rally to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 on Tuesday and book a first-round NBA playoff clash with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. Four-time NBA champion James scored 23 points with nine rebounds, nine assists and three steals to lead the Lakers in the play-in game ...

Top-Seeded Celtics, Thunder Win Playoff Openers

The top-seeded Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to convincing victories in their opening NBA playoff series on Tuesday. Eastern Conference top seeds Boston laid down a marker with a 120-95 rout of the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden. Meanwhile, Oklahoma City were made to work harder by Luka Doncic and the Dallas ...