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Raptors Down Nets, 134-110

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Fred VanVleet scored 30 points and the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-110 in the opening game of their first-round playoff series Monday.

VanVleet went 8 of 10 from 3-point range and the Raptors shot 22 of 44 from beyond the arc as a team. The Raptors' 22 3-pointers matched a season high and set a franchise playoff record.

NUGGETS 135, JAZZ 125, OT

Jamal Murray scored 10 of his 36 points in overtime on a day Donovan Mitchell erupted for a Jazz playoff-record 57 points as the Denver Nuggets outlasted Utah in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds for Denver.

CELTICS 109, 76ERS 101

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Jayson Tatum had career playoff highs of 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Jaylen Brown scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and Kemba Walker added 19 points for the Celtics.

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