NBA playoffs: Thunder sweep Suns as Magic leave No 1 seed Pistons on brink of exit
Summary
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122, completing a sweep in their first-round NBA playoff series. In other playoff games, the Orlando Magic took a 3-1 lead over the Detroit Pistons, and the Denver Nuggets won against the Minnesota Timberwolves to stay in their series.Key Facts
- Oklahoma City Thunder won 131-122 against the Phoenix Suns, completing a playoff series sweep.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and had 8 assists for the Thunder.
- The Thunder will play either the Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets next.
- Orlando Magic beat Detroit Pistons 94-88, taking a 3-1 lead in their playoff series.
- Franz Wagner of the Magic scored 19 points but left with a calf injury.
- Detroit’s Cade Cunningham led his team with 25 points but had 8 turnovers.
- Denver Nuggets won 125-113 over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5.
- Nikola Jokić had a triple-double with 27 points, 16 assists, and 12 rebounds for Denver.
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