The NBA Playoffs standings has the Cleveland Cavaliers leading the Boston Celtics 3-0 in their first round series, while the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks are now at 3-0 along with the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans after the games on Thursday, including an overtime win for the Warriors over the Pelicans.
The Bulls won over the Bucks to take a 3-0 lead in their series and the team got 34 points and eight assists from an energized Derrick Rose. The Bulls won in double overtime and won 1113-106 to take a commanding lead and now they have the chance to pull the sweep. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points to lead Milwaukee, while John Henson added 14 rebounds.
The Bulls held the Bucks to just 18 pints in the third quarter and they came back after being down big in the middle of the game. The team won with a strong overtime performance and now they are basically guaranteed to make it into the next round. The team should be very pleased with what Rose looked like in this series and if he can stay healthy, the Bulls have the chance to make a run.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won over the Celtics 103-95 to take a commanding lead in the series and they got a strong game from LeBron James, who had 31 points and 11 rebounds, while Kyrie Irving led with six assists. The Cavaliers came into the series heavily favored and they are now up three games on the Celtics heading into the Game 4 matchup in Boston. The Cavaliers won the first two games at home and while the Celtics kept it close for most of Game 3, they could not pull it out at the end.
The Celtics got 19 points and eight rebounds with eight assists from Evan Turner and the Cavaliers kept Boston to just 19 points in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers took an early lead and while Boston kept things close towards the end, Cleveland was too much.