(The Sports Xchange) – Derrick Rose scored 34 points, Jimmy Butler had 24 and the Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee 113-106 in double overtime to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Chicago can sweep the series with a win in Game Four today.
Giannis Antetkoumpo scored 25 points to lead the Bucks, who also got 19 from Michael Carter-Williams.
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Cavaliers 103, Celtics 95
LeBron James tallied 31 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 103-95 to move one win away from clinching their Eastern Conference first-round series.
The Cavaliers, seeded No. 2 in the East, will get the chance to complete the sweep of the seventh-seeded Celtics tomorrow.
Cleveland forward Kevin Love had 23 points and nine rebounds as the Cavs took a 31-25 lead after the first quarter and never looked like losing.
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Warriors 123, Pelicans 119 (OT)
Stephen Curry hit a three-pointer over Anthony Davis to force overtime as Golden State erased a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter to score an improbable 123-119 overtime victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The incredible comeback gave the Warriors a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series, with Game Four coming on Saturday in New Orleans.
Curry, who finished with 40 points, hit his three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 108.
Davis led New Orleans with 29 points and 15 rebounds.