SUNDAY’s OTHER NBA CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Wizards 121, Celtics 102

WASHINGTON

Bradley Beal scored 29 points and Washington Wizards used a 26-0 third-quarter run to beat the Boston Celtics to tie the series at two games apiece. John Wall added 27 points and 12 assists for Washington. Wall had seven points, three assists and two steals during the third-quarter spree that featured eight Celtics turnovers. Otto Porter scored four of his 18 points in the dominant six-minute span that also included five points from Markieff Morris. Trailing 53-48 before the run, Washington led 74-53 on Porter’s layup with 5 minutes left in the third. The Wizards led by as many as 26 and outscored the Celtics (237-191) in the two games in D.C. Isaiah Thomas had 19 points for Boston, but scored 17 in the first 15 minutes. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Boston.

Rockets 125, Spurs 104

HOUSTON

James Harden scored 28 points, Eric Gordon added 22 and Houston rebounded from consecutive losses to beat San Antonio and tie the series 2-2. The Rockets never trailed and used hot 3-point shooting to pull away in the third quarter. Game 5 is Tuesday night in San Antonio. Houston made 22 3-pointers in a blowout win in Game 1, but had struggled from long-range in its two losses. The Rockets’ 3-point shooting, a hallmark of their success in the regular season, got back on track Sunday when they made 19 of 43, led by six from Gordon. Jonathon Simmons had 17 points for the Spurs, and Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 apiece.

Associated Press