The New York Knicks take the lead in the series

By defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 in the first round of the American Basketball League (NBA) play-offs, the New York Knicks took a 2-1 series lead.

By winning the first game away from the Cavaliers, the Knicks took home field advantage in the Eastern Conference first round and won the third game of the series played in front of an audience.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 21 points, 6 assists and RJ Barrett with 19 points and 8 rebounds.

Donovan Mitchell had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and Caris LeVert scored 17 points for the Cavaliers, the first team to score fewer than 80 points in the league this season. Cedi Osman, who remained on the field for 16 minutes, was unable to contribute to the score.

THE NUGGETS BRING THE SERIES 3-0

The Western Conference leader, the Denver Nuggets, defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-111, leaving the situation 3-0 in the series.

Michael Porter, who beat the Nuggets with 25 points and 9 rebounds; They were led by Nikola Jokic, who scored a “triple double” with 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and Jamal Murray, who finished the game with 18 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds.

Anthony Edwards’ 36 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and Karl-Anthony Towns’ 27 points and 7 rebounds at Timberwolves could not prevent defeat.

HAWKS GETS FIRST WIN OF THE SERIES

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics 130-122 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series, down 2-0.

While 7 players scored in double figures in the game, the Hawks’ Trae Young had 32 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds; Dejounte Murray also took the lead with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Last year’s NBA finalists Celtics Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and Marcus Smart had 24 points, 8 assists, 3 steals. (AA)