Three big stories from Monday April 27. (1) OKC completed the sweep of Phoenix 4-0 with a 131-122 Game 4 win (SGA 31, Holmgren 24): defending champs through to Round 2 with their third consecutive first-round sweep. (2) Orlando shocked Detroit 94-88 in Orlando to take a 3-1 series lead and put the East 1-seed on the brink of a historic 1-vs-8 elimination (Bane 22, Wagner 19, Cunningham 25 in defeat). (3) Denver staved off elimination with a 125-113 Game 5 win behind Jokic's 23rd career playoff triple-double (27/16/12); Wolves still lead 3-2 but the series goes back to Minneapolis for Game 6 Thursday. Tonight 4/28: Boston @ Philadelphia (BOS leads 3-1, sweep watch), Knicks @ Hawks (tied 2-2 at MSG), Spurs @ Trail Blazers (SAS leads 3-1, sweep watch).
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