Los Angeles ¨C LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers eased past the Houston Rockets 107-98 on Saturday as the Denver Nuggets held off the Minnesota Timberwolves in a bruising battle to open the NBA playoffs.
The Nuggets, fueled by Nikola Jokic¡¯s 25-point triple-double and 30 points from Jamal Murray beat the Timberwolves 116-105.
The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers powered to wins in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks beating the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 and the Cavaliers thumping the Toronto Raptors 126-113.
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