The Minnesota Timberwolves earned a 105-93 win over Phoenix Suns to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Despite disappointing performances from All-Stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels led with 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists to helped to seal the win for the Wolves. The series will shift back to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday, scheduled to tip-off at 9:30 p.m.

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The Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks with a 125-108 win in Game 2 of their opening-round playoff series on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.  Indiana’s Pascal Siakam earned a playoff career-high 37 points in the win, shooting an impressive 16-of-23 from the field.

The Pacers tied the series up 1-1 with the win, which also marked their first playoff win since 2018. Game 3 of the series will take place on Friday night in Indiana.

The Dallas Mavericks beat the LA Clippers with a score of 96-93 in Game 2 of their first-round playoffs on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, evening the series at 1-1.  The Mavericks’ Luka Doncic had 32 points to help give Dallas the win, despite the return of the Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard. James Harden led the Clippers with 22 points and eight assists, while Paul George finished with 22.

Game 3 will head back to Dallas on Friday night at 5:00pm PT at American Airlines Center.

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