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Oladipo scores 32 points, Pacers stun LeBron, Cavs

By The Associated Press first-round games and lost led the Bucks with 35 points,
CLEVELAND (AP) — Victor a postseason for the first 13 rebounds and seven as-
Oladipo scored 32 points time in his 13th playoffs. The sists before fouling out in
and the Indiana Pacers 33-year-old is trying to get overtime. Middleton had
held off Cleveland's sec- to his eighth straight Finals, 31 points, eight rebounds
ond-half rally for a stun- and already the path is and six assists.
ning 98-80 victory Sunday tougher than imagined. Game 2 is Tuesday night in
in Game 1 of the Eastern Cleveland had won 14 Boston.
Conference series, hand- straight first-round games, THUNDER 116, JAZZ 108
ing LeBron James and the last losing on April 22, 2010, OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Cavaliers' their first loss in the last season of James' Paul George scored 36
the opening round in eight first stint with the Cavs. In- points to help Oklahoma
years. diana was swept by Cleve- City beat Utah in Game
Indiana was in control land in last year's opening 1 of the Western Confer-
from the outset, opening round. ence series. George set an
a 21-point lead in the first CELTICS 113, BUCKS 107, OT Oklahoma City playoff re-
quarter and leading by BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford cord with eight 3-pointers,
23 in the third. The Cavs had 24 points and 12 re- blowing past the previous
stormed back and got bounds and Boston over- record of five. He made 8
within seven, but Oladipo came Khris Middleton's of 11 shots from long range,
hit a big 3-pointer and Bo- long 3 that beat the fourth- and 13 of 20 shots overall.
jan Bogdanovic helped put quarter buzzer to top Mil- It was his first playoff game
Cleveland away with a 3 to waukee in Game 1 of the with the Thunder since be-
make it 88-71. Eastern Conference series. ing acquired in a trade with
The Pacers completely out- The Celtics led 99-96 with Indiana in the offseason.
played the three-time de- 0.5 seconds left in regula- Russell Westbrook had 29
fending conference cham- tion when Middleton took points, 13 rebounds and
pions, whose turbulent an inbounds pass on the eight assists, and Carmelo
regular season has carried far right wing and hit a con- Anthony added 15 points
over into the playoffs. tested 35-footer. for the Thunder Jazz rookie
Game 2 is Wednesday Terry Rozier added 23 Donovan Mitchell had 27
night. points, four rebounds and points and 10 rebounds,
James scored 24 with 12 as- Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives to the basket three assists for Boston in but he left in the second
sists and 10 rebounds for his against Indiana Pacers' Victor Oladipo (4) in the first half of a his first career playoff start. half with left foot soreness.
first-round playoff series in an NBA basketball game, Sunday,
20th career triple-double. April 15, 2018, in Cleveland. Jaylen Brown finished with He returned in the fourth
But James got little help Associated Press 20 points, and rookie Jay- quarter but was noticeably
as Cleveland's four other son Tatum added 19 points hobbling.
starters — Kevin Love, Jeff George Hill — combined This is all new to James, who and 10 rebounds. Game 2 is Wednesday
Green, Rodney Hood and for 25 points. had won 21 consecutive Giannis Antetokounmpo night in Oklahoma City.q

Alexander Ring scores 1st MLS goal, NYC ties Atlanta 2-2

By The Associated Press and tied it about three min- Stefan Frei in the 78th min-
ATLANTA (AP) — Alexan- utes later, converting from ute.
der Ring scored his first MLS the penalty spot after Jo Sanchez converted from
goal to help New York City Inge Berget drew a foul in the spot to give Sporting (4-
FC to a 2-2 draw with Atlan- the area conceded by Mi- 1-1) a 1-0 lead in the 34th
ta United on Sunday night. chael Parkhurst. minute after Johnny Rus-
David Villa, playing his sec- Chris McCann answered in sell drew a foul in the area
ond match after a three- the 56th minute, heading against Nouhou Tolo.
game absence with a home a cross from Almiron. Will Bruin scored Seattle's
quadriceps injury, had a Parkhurst's long header off first goal of the season, mak-
goal and an assist for New a clearance by Villa led ing it 1-1 in the third minute
York City (5-0-2). Almiron down the left side of first-half stoppage time.
Ring made it 2-2 in the and, from the goal line, he Christian Roldan gave the
73rd minute. Villa, at the lofted it to McCann at the Sounders (0-3-1) a 2-1 lead
top-left corner of the box, top of the 6-yard box for in the 73rd with a low one-
drew three defenders and the finish. timer from the top of the
dropped it back to Ring, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2, box off a feed from Bruin.q
who ripped a right-footer SOUNDERS 2, TIE
off the crossbar from well KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) —
outside the area. Graham Zusi and Ilie San-
Greg Garza tapped in, chez scored to help Sport-
from point-blank range, ing Kansas City tie Seattle.
the rebound of a shot by Zusi slipped behind the
Seattle Sounders forward Handwalla Bwana (70) works between Miguel Almiron to give At- defense and ran onto a
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Jimmy Medranda (94) and for- lanta (4-2-0) a 1-0 lead in long well-played ball from
ward Khiry Shelton (14) during the first half of an MLS soccer the 29th minute. Jimmy Medranda before
match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, April 15, 2018. Villa came on for Ismael chipping it over a sliding
Associated Press Tajouri-Shradi in the 35th defender and goalkeeper