NBA-Highlights of Thursday's NBA games
April 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association games: Spurs 103, Grizzlies 96 Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 103-96 on Thursday night at FedExForum. San Antonio, which won for the first time in Memphis this season, captured the series 4-2. The Spurs will play the Houston Rockets in the second round beginning Monday. Raptors 92, Bucks 89 Toronto blew a 25-point second-half lead but used a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to knock Milwaukee out of the playoffs. DeMar DeRozan led the way, scoring 32 points on 12-of-24 shooting, including a thunderous dunk with 48 seconds to play. Kyle Lowry added 13 points for the Raptors, who shot 45.7 percent. Toronto advances to face defending NBA champion Cleveland in the second round in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
