- Defending champions one win from first-round elimination
- Lillard’s 55 (and playoff-record 12 threes) not enough in loss
- Nets head to second round, beat Celtics 123-109 in Game 5
Devin Booker scored 30 points after two quiet games and the Phoenix Suns sent LeBron James to the locker room early, dismantling the Los Angeles Lakers 115-85 Tuesday night to take a 3-2 first-round series lead.
The Suns won in Los Angeles on Sunday to tie the series and went right at the Anthony Davis-less Lakers in front of a revved-up crowd in Game 5.
55 points. 10 assists.
(that’s an NBA playoff first)
12 made three-pointers.
(also an NBA playoff first)
An all-time performance from @Dame_Lillard. pic.twitter.com/GSSkfONAxC