The Washington Wizards had a chance to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series with the Chicago Bulls but could not quite take care of business down the stretch. The Bulls will look to even the series at two games apiece heading back home when they visit the Wizards for Game 4 on Sunday. Washington grabbed a lead with under four minutes to play in Game 3 but Chicago finally found some offense and came through at the end.

The Golden State Warriors bounced back from an embarrassing Game 2 loss but did not have quite enough down the stretch to overcome the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3. The Warriors will try to protect home court and even the series at two games apiece when they host the Clippers in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Western Conference series on Sunday. The absence of Andrew Bogut for Golden State is becoming more of a concern due to DeAndre Jordan’s strong play.

The Brooklyn Nets look to take a commanding lead of their best-of-seven first-round series when they host the Toronto Raptors in Game 4 on Sunday. Although they had to survive a near-collapse in the final five minutes, the Nets picked up a 102-98 win in Friday's Game 3 to grab a 2-1 series advantage with their 23rd win in 27 home games since the calendar turned to 2014. Joe Johnson scored 29 points and Deron Williams had 22 to help offset 30 by Toronto's DeMar DeRozan.

Somebody named Troy Daniels kept Houston alive and the Rockets now attempt to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Daniels, a recent D-League call-up, knocked down the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime as the Rockets avoided falling behind 3-0 in the series with a dramatic 121-116 victory. James Harden set a personal playoff high with 37 points while Houston limited Portland star LaMarcus Aldridge to 23 points.