Phantoms bounce back, avoid elimination in game 2


by WKBN.com

WKBN.com— The decisive game three of the series is set for Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Covelli Centre.

Los Angeles Times—Lakers avoid elimination by holding off Nuggets in Game 4. LeBron James, in the Lakers’ white uniform, stood at the scorer’s table, filled his hands with chalk and tossed it into the evening air — the same as always. Yet Saturday, even if it was like the previous 11 meetings with the Denver Nuggets, was always going to be different. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers might make a coaching change. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers were going to have to reimagine their roster. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean James might’ve...

ABC7 New York—Islanders drop Game 3 to the Hurricanes 3-2, face elimination on Saturday. The Islanders have backed themselves against a wall after dropping Game 3 to the Hurricanes, and now face potential elimination on Saturday.

@sbsun—Clippers get Kawhi Leonard back, but Mavericks even series with Game 2 win. Leonard has 15 points in 35 minutes in his first game since March 31, but the Clippers shoot a season-worst 36.8% from the field and Luka Doncic (32 points) leads the Mavs to a 96-93 win. Game 3 is Friday night in Dallas.