MILWAUKEE — Derrick Rose scored 34 points, Jimmy Butler had 24 and the Chicago Bulls took a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks with a 113-106 double-overtime victory on Thursday night at the Bradley Center.
Rose scored nine points in the third quarter, and he added seven in the final overtime as the Bulls scored 13 straight points. Chicago forward Pau Gasol added 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Milwaukee missed its first four shots from the field and turned the ball over three times during the second overtime, allowing the Bulls to pull away.
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who got 19 points from point guard Michael Carter-Williams, 18 points from guard Khris Middleton and 15 points and 14 rebounds from forward John Henson.
Cavaliers 103, Celtics 95
BOSTON — LeBron James scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, helping Cleveland move within one game of advancing in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Cavaliers, seeded No. 2 in the East, can complete a four-game sweep of feisty seventh-seeded Boston on Sunday.
James added four assists and four steals. He shot 13-for-26 from the floor and also blocked two shots. Cleveland forward Kevin Love had 23 points and nine rebounds, and guard J.R. Smith added 15 points.
Guard Evan Turner led the Celtics with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Guard Avery Bradley added 18 points, and forward Jae Crowder finished with 16 points.