Kyrie Irving scored 30 points in his playoff debut and LeBron James added 20 in his first post-season game with Cleveland in five years as the Cavaliers opened a run towards a NBA title with a 113-100 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday . Irving made five three-pointers and Kevin Love , another post-season rookie , had 19 points and 12 rebounds . It was Cleveland 's first home playoff game since May 11 , 2010 , when the Celtics won Game 5 and James left the floor to some boos from Cavaliers fans . He departed for Miami two months later , but he 's home now , all is forgiven and Cleveland are aiming to end a championship drought dating to 1964 . Kyrie Irving scored 30 points in his playoff debut as Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 113-100 . LeBron James ( left ) chipped in with 20 points as the Cavs took a 1-0 lead in their best of seven-game series . Isaiah Thomas scored 22 points to lead the seventh-seeded Celtics . They will try to even the best-of-seven series in Game 2 on Tuesday night . Clippers point guard Chris Paul scored 32 points , and Blake Griffin added 26 points and 12 rebounds , as Los Angeles surged in the second half to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-92 in their first-round playoff series opener . Jamal Crawford added 17 points for the Clippers , who met the defending NBA champions ' challenge in a difficult post-season-opening match-up of two powers . Griffin threw down his usual array of roof-raising dunks , while Paul quarter-backed Los Angeles to an 18-point lead in the third quarter . Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points for the Spurs , who had won the opening game in their previous 11 playoff series . Tim Duncan had 11 points and 11 rebounds , but the Spurs could n't rally from their hefty second-half deficit . Game 2 is on Wednesday night . Los Angeles Clippers ' point guard Chris Paul ( left ) scored 32 points as they beat San Antonio Spurs . Blake Griffin ( centre ) added 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers in their 102-97 win . In Atlanta , Kyle Korver scored 21 points , including five three-pointers , as the top-seeded Hawks held off the Brooklyn Nets 99-92 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series . The Hawks led nearly the entire game and pushed the margin as high as 16 points , but the Nets kept coming back . Finally , Jeff Teague dropped in a floater coming off the left wing , giving Atlanta a 95-89 lead . Joe Johnson missed a 3-pointer from the corner for Brooklyn , and Teague made a pair of free throws with just under a minute remaining to essentially seal it . Teague and DeMarre Carroll scored 17 points apiece . Game 2 is Wednesday night in Atlanta . Kyle Korver scored 21 points as Atlanta Hawks defeated Brooklyn Nets 99-92 on Sunday evening . The Memphis Grizzlies downed the Portland Trail Blazers 100-86 after reserve Beno Udrih scored 20 points in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series . Zach Randolph had 16 points and 11 rebounds , and Marc Gasol added 15 points and 11 rebounds . Mike Conley finished with 16 points and did n't play the fourth quarter . Jeff Green had 11 . LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 32 points while taking more shots than anyone had ever taken against Memphis in the postseason , going 13 of 34 . Damian Lillard added 14 points , shooting 5 of 21 overall and 0 of 6 beyond the arc . Nicolas Batum had 15 points . The Trail Blazers have lost five straight overall . Game 2 is Wednesday night . LaMarcus Aldridge 's ( centre ) 32 points was n't enough for Portland as they lost to 100-86 Memphis Grizzlies .
Kyle Korver scored 30 points and LeBron James had 20 for the Cavaliers . Chris Paul scored 32 points for the Clippers as they beat the Spurs . Kyrie Irving had 21 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat Brooklyn Nets 99-92 . Memphis Grizzlies defeated Portland Trail Blazers 100-86 on Sunday night .