Sam Merrill took Garland's place in Cleveland's starting lineup and didn't provide much. But De'Andre Hunter filled the missing point production with his best scoring performance of the playoffs. The sixth-year veteran tallied 21 points off the bench, shooting 3 of 5 on 3-pointers.

Aaron Gordon has brought the Denver Nuggets first-round series to a 2-2 tie. Gordon scored a buzzer-beating dunk after a missed Nikola Jokić shot to give Denver a 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and tie the series.

Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) defends Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) in the second half of game four of round one