Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs won on the road to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The Cavs beat the Pistons by 10, with Irving scoring 26pts and Lebron and Love adding 20pts each. The game was close in the 4th qtr, but key 3-pters from Irving and Smith put the game away. The dagger came when Cleveland were up by 5 with 45sec, and only 0.7sec left on the shotclock with the inbounds. Irving received the pass in the corner and swished a 3-pter to extend the lead to 8.
The Spurs beat the Grizzlies by 9 as Kawhi scored 32pts, including 6-of-9 3-pters, and 13pts in the 4th quarter. The Defensive Player of the Year also had 4 steals and 5 blocks. After Memphis had only led for a total of 25 seconds over games 1 and 2, this game was a lot closer featuring 8 lead changes and 7 ties. But San Antonio finished the last 3:41 on a 13-6 run whilst forcing 5 turnovers.
The Celtics won at home to even the series at 2-1, led by a career high 42pts from Isaiah Thomas. Boston led by 20pts, until the Hawks came back with a 12-0 run in the 3rd qtr. But Thomas was able to extend the Celtics lead late in the game, hitting on a long 3-pter and a steal on the other end to put the game out of reach. Thomas became an all-star for the first time this year. His father named his son after the Detroit Piston's hall-of-famer Isiah Thomas, after losing a bet with a friend on the 1989 finals - where Detroit beat the Lakers 4-0.
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