nba roundup Tuesday’s playoff games

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Raptors 111, Magic 82

TORONTO

Kawhi Leonard scored 37 points, Kyle Lowry bounced back from a scoreless playoff opener with 22 and the Toronto Raptors routed the Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series at one win apiece. Pascal Siakam had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who never trailed and led by as many as 34. Lowry, who missed all seven attempts in Game 1, shot 8 for 13 and added seven assists. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, Terrence Ross had 15 and Evan Fournier 10 for the Magic.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Nuggets 114, Spurs 105

DENVER

Jamal Murray missed his first eight shots before a scorching fourth quarter in which he scored 21 of his 24 points, leading the Denver Nuggets past the San Antonio Spurs and knotting their playoff series at a game apiece. The Nuggets were in danger of losing a second straight game at the Pepsi Center after posting the NBA’s best home record (34-7) during the regular season. They trailed 78-59 late in the third quarter before closing the game on a 55-27 run. “We gave up 38 points (actually, 39) in the fourth quarter. End of story,” fumed Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who drew a technical foul during the Nuggets’ comeback. Paul Millsap added 20 points for Denver and Nikola Jokic just missed his second triple-double of the series, scoring 21 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and dishing out eight assists.

Associated Press