Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart scored 21 points apiece to lift the Boston Celtics to a 112-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series near Orlando.

Kawhi Leonard had 33 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists and the Los Angeles Clippers eliminated the Dallas Mavericks from the playoffs with a 111-97 victory in Game 6 on Sunday in the NBA bubble near Orlando.

Jamal Murray exploded for a game-high 50 points, including 14 in a second-quarter turnaround that propelled the third-seeded Denver Nuggets to a 119-107 victory over the sixth-seeded Utah Jazz on Sunday night, forcing a seventh and deciding game in their Western Conference first-round playoff series in the NBA bubble.