They were winners at UK. We’re not surprised they’re winning at the next level. Keep it going. #NBACats #WeAreUK pic.twitter.com/zLS21yq5BD
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 17, 2015
West(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans (Anthony Davis), GS 1-0After falling behind 25 points late in the third quarter, Davis spurred a Pelicans comeback effort that ultimately came up seven points shy in his NBA Playoff debut. The former No. 1 overall selection tallied 35 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks in the 106-99 Warriors victory. Game 2 will take place Monday night at 10:30 p.m. ET in Oakland, Calif. on TNT.(2) Houston Rockets (Terrence Jones) vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks (Rajon Rondo), HOU 1-0Jones, who has reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons in the NBA, emerged big in a Game 1 starting effort for the victorious Rockets. The 6-foot-9 power forward notched 19 points, nine rebounds, and six assists in the 118-108 Houston win. Rondo logged 15 points and five assists for Dallas. Game 2 is scheduled in Houston for Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. on TNT.East(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Boston Celtics (James Young), CLE 1-0Young, a 19-year-old rookie, failed to see the floor in Boston’s 113-100 Game 1 loss to the Cavaliers. The Celtics will get a second shot at Cleveland Tuesday at 7 p.m. on TNT.(3) Chicago Bulls (Nazr Mohammed) vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks, CHI 1-0Mohammed, a 37-year-old veteran playing in his 17th NBA season, also spent Game 1 of his team’s best-of-seven series on the bench. The Bulls defeated the Bucks 103-91, and will play Game 2 Monday at 8:00 p.m. on TNT.(4) Toronto Raptors (Chuck Hayes, Patrick Patterson) vs. (5) Washington Wizards (John Wall), WSH 1-0In a postseason series featuring former 2009-10 teammates and First Team All-SEC performers Wall and Patterson, the road team edged out the home favorites 93-86 in Canada. Despite nightmarish 5-for-18 field goal shooting, Wall scored 10 points, with eight assists and six rebounds. Patterson matched Wall’s 10 points in addition to five rebounds, while Hayes logged no minutes on the court. Game 2 will commence Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in Toronto on NBA TV.
