By Eurohoops tean/ info@eurohoops.net
Isaiah Thomas delivered a career-high 42 points in a 111-103 victory over Atlanta on Friday night that closed the gap to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Thomas joined a short list of Celtics to score 40 points in a playoff game: Ray Allen, Larry Bird, John Havlicek, Sam Jones, Reggie Lewis, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Jo Jo White. Swedish Jonas Jerebko who was a starter added a double double for the winners (11 p., 12 r., 4 as.). For the losing side, German Dennis Schroder finished the game with 20, while Swish Thabo Sefolosha had just 1 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals.
LeBron James had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Kyrie Irving made a pair of big 3-pointers down the stretch to help the Cavs beat the Detroit Pistons 101-91 on Friday night. Cleveland now leads the series 3-0, with Game 4 coming up Sunday night.
Pretty much the same happened in the West, as Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-87 on Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in their series. French star Tony Parker added 2 points and 7 assists and his close friend and compatriot Boris Diaw had 8 points and 2 rebounds for the Spurs.
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