NBA playoffs: Top-seeded Boston Celtics, Okalhoma Thunder win opening games

Celtics control Game One against Cavs thanks to Brown’s 32 points, while Doncic is left to rue Mavs’ poor performance against Thunder. The top-seeded Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder have rolled to convincing victories in their opening NBA playoff series. Eastern Conference top seeds Boston laid down a marker with a 120-95 rout of the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden on Tuesday. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, were made to work harder by Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks before finally pulling clear to seal a 117-95 victory in...