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San Antonio • Kawhi Leonard had a postseason career-high 32 points and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in dominating the Los Angeles Clippers 100-73 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.
The Clippers scored a franchise postseason low and their 11 points in the third were their fewest in any quarter this season.
Boris Diaw had 15 points and Danny Green added 11 for San Antonio, which led by as many as 37 points after two tense games in Los Angeles.
Tim Duncan was held to four points on 2-for-6 shooting but his production wasn't needed with Leonard displaying his offensive game a day after being named Defensive Player of the Year.
Blake Griffin had 14 points and 10 rebounds and DeAndre Jordan added 10 points for the Clippers.
Griffin averaged 27.5 points on 47 percent shooting in the first two games, but was held to 6-for-15 shooting against a collapsing Spurs' defense in Game 3.
After a series of highlight dunks in the opening two games, Griffin could only watch from under the basket as Leonard rose high above the rim to corral a pass from Green for a one-handed dunk on a 2-on-2 break. The dunk was part of a 9-0 run that made it 46-33 late in the first half.
Rockets 130, Mavericks 128 • In Dallas, James Harden scored a playoff career-high 42 points, Dwight Howard had his postseason best with 26 rebounds and Houston beat Dallas for a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.
The MVP candidate played a dominating role after deferring to Howard and role players in the first two wins, putting the Rockets on the verge of their first playoff series victory since Howard joined Harden two years ago.
The high-scoring game was Dallas' first without effectively banished point guard Rajon Rondo, and Monta Ellis had a playoff career-high 34 points to match Dirk Nowitzki. But Ellis missed a potential tying jumper just before the buzzer, leaving Dallas to face a fourth straight year without winning a postseason series since taking the franchise's first championship.
The Mavericks were playing without Rondo two days after coach Rick Carlisle said he had a previously undisclosed back injury while acknowledging that he didn't think Rondo would play for Dallas again. The announcement came after Carlisle benched Rondo for almost the entire second half of Game 2.
Wizards 106, Raptors 99 • John Wall drew choruses of "M-V-P!" from the crowd by producing 19 points and 15 assists, 37-year-old Paul Pierce hit two key late 3-pointers, and host Washington closed in on a first-round playoff sweep by beating Toronto.
Six Wizards scored in double figures, including Marcin Gortat, who had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Pierce's 18 points were highlighted by one 3 that capped a 10-2 run with 2 minutes left, and another with 16.3 seconds remaining after Toronto got within three points. Eastern Conference first round
Atlanta 2, Brooklyn 0
Game 1 • Atlanta 99, Brooklyn 92
Game 2 • Atlanta 96, Brooklyn 91
Saturday • at Brooklyn, 1 p.m.
Monday • at Brooklyn, TBA
x-Wednesday • at Atlanta, TBA
x-May 1 • at Brooklyn, TBA
x-May 3 • at Atlanta, TBA
Cleveland 3, Boston 0
Game 1 • Cleveland 113, Boston 100
Game 2 • Cleveland 99, Boston 91
Game 3 • Cleveland 103, Boston 95
Sunday • at Boston, 11 a.m.
x-Tuesday • at Cleveland, TBA
x-April 30 • at Boston, TBA
x-May 2 • at Cleveland, TBA
Chicago 3, Milwaukee 0
Game 1 • Chicago 103, Milwaukee 91
Game 2 • Chicago 91, Milwaukee 82
Game 3 • Chicago 113, Milwaukee 106, 2OT
Saturday • at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m.
x-Monday • at Chicago, TBA
x-April 30 • at Milwaukee, TBA
x-May 2 • at Chicago, TBA
Washington 3, Toronto 0
Game 1 • Washington 93, Toronto 86, OT
Game 2 • Washington 117, Toronto 106
Game 3 • Washington 106, Toronto 99
Sunday • at Washington, 5 p.m.
x-Wednesday • at Toronto, TBA
x-May 1 • at Washington, TBA
x-May 3 • at Toronto, TBA
Western Conference first round
Golden State 3, New Orleans 0
Game 1 • Golden State 106, New Orleans 99
Game 2 • Golden State 97, New Orleans 87
Game 3 • Golden State 123, New Orleans 119 Saturday • at New Orleans, 6 p.m.
x-Tuesday • at Golden State, TBA
x-May 1 • at New Orleans, TBA
x-May 3 • at Golden State, TBA
Houston 3, Dallas 0
Game 1 • Houston 118, Dallas 108
Game 2 • Houston 111, Dallas 99
Game 3 • Houston 130, Dallas 128
Sunday • at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
x-Tuesday • at Houston, TBA
x-April 30 • at Dallas, TBA
x-May 2 • at Houston, TBA
San Antonio 2, L.A. Clippers 1
Game 1 • L.A. Clippers 107, San Antonio 92
Game 2 • San Antonio 111, L.A. Clippers 107, OT
Game 3 • San Antonio 100, L.A. Clippers 73
Sunday • at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday • at L.A. Clippers, TBA
x-April 30 • at San Antonio, TBA
x-May 2 • at L.A. Clippers, TBA
Memphis 2, Portland 0
Game 1 • Memphis 100, Portland 86
Game 2 • Memphis 97, Portland 82
Saturday • at Portland, 8:30 p.m.
Monday • at Portland, 8:30 p.m.
x-Wednesday • at Memphis, TBA
x-May 1 • at Portland, TBA
x-May 3 • at Memphis, TBA