Star duos lead Celtics, Mavs to NBA playoff victories

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Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to score 61 points to fire the Boston Celtics to a bounce-back NBA playoff win over Cleveland on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) as Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic led Dallas over Oklahoma City.

CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 11: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics controls the ball during the second quarter against Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Second Round Playoffs at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on May 11, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points for the Cavaliers, but appeared to tweak his troublesome left knee in the fourth quarter.But the Celtics had an answer for every Cleveland surge and the Cavs could not get any closer than nine points behind in the final period.Irving's second-half star turn included a floater that pushed the Dallas lead to five points with 39.3 seconds remaining.

Both teams struggled to get their offenses firing in the first quarter, which ended with Dallas up by three. Irving connected on a pair of three-pointers and fed Daniel Gafford for a dunk before Tim Hardaway Jr. closed the third quarter with a three-pointer that put Dallas up 82-78.

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