DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have turned the NBA Western Conference semifinal series into a best-of-3. So have the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Mavericks have evened the series at two games apiece with a 111-101 win over the Suns.
Luka Doncic scored 26 points and helped Dallas shoot 20 of 44 from 3-point range. Dorian Finney-Smith delivered a playoff career-high 24 points on 8 of 12 from beyond the arc.
Suns guard Chris Paul fouled out early in the fourth quarter, one game after committing seven turnovers. Paul finished with just five points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Devin Booker had a game-high 35 points for the Suns, who host Game 5 on Tuesday.
James Harden scored 31 points and the 76ers picked up their second straight win by downing the Heat, 116-108 in Game 4. Joel Embiid had 24 points and 11 rebounds in his second game since missing the first two of the series with a fractured orbital bone and a mild concussion.
Embiid made 5 of 6 shots in the first quarter, including a 3-pointer, and scored 15 points to put the Sixers ahead.
Jimmy Butler scored 40 points and nearly willed Miami to victory. The Heat missed 28 of 35 3-pointers.
The series returns to Miami for Game 5 on Tuesday.
Morant unlikely to play in Game 4
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is unlikely to play in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against Golden State on Monday night.
The All-Star injured his right knee on a play with Jordan Poole in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 142-112 loss to the Warriors.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says he doesn’t expect Morant to be available with Memphis trailing the Warriors 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
