Cleveland at Detroit 7:00 PM ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers put on a spectacular shooting exhibition in Game
2 and attempt to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series when they
visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Cleveland drained 20 3-pointers in
Wednesday's 107-90 victory over the Pistons to tie the NBA playoff
record shared by the Seattle SuperSonics (1996), Dallas Mavericks (2011)
and Golden State Warriors (2015).
Atlanta at Boston 8:00 PM ET
If the Boston Celtics hope to stay in their first-round series for more than two more games, they are going to need to solve the Atlanta Hawks’ stifling defense. The Hawks will try to build a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series behind that defense when they visit Boston on Friday.
San Antonio at Memphis 9:30 PM ET
The San Antonio Spurs mauled Memphis in each of the first two games and
look to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series when they visit the
Grizzlies on Friday. Second-seeded San Antonio won the first two games
by an average of 29 points and limited injury ravaged Memphis to an
average of 71 points.