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Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun turned up their defense to stop the Washington Mystics 90-86 forcing a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.

Alyssa Thomas scored 22 points to lead a balanced Connecticut offense and the Sun opened the WNBA semifinals with an 84-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.

Candace Parker scored a season-high 21 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 13 points, 10 rebounds and three steals and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 83-75.

Leonard and the Toronto Raptors captured the country's and the franshise's first NBA title, outlasting the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110.

Lillard had 32 points and the Trail Blazers staved off elimination to force a decisive Game 7 in their series with Denver with a 119-108 victory.

Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Nuggets evened their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2 with Portland.

Lillard finished with a franchise playoff-record 50 points and Portland eliminated Oklahoma City from the postseason in five games with a 118-115 victory.

Gonzaga was not going to be bullied by Florida State again with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. The top-seeded Bulldogs beat Florida State 72-58.

James had 36 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-107 and end a five-game losing streak.

Delante Jones hit a jumper in the final seconds to halt a California Baptist run and give Seattle a 67-65 victory over the Lancers on Thursday night.