Tuesday had everything. A stunning road win in Boston from a rookied-up Sixers team playing without Embiid. A 14-point fourth-quarter comeback from Portland that only happened because Victor Wembanyama left in the second quarter with a concussion — and even then, the Spurs nearly held on. And Kevin Durant finally returned for Houston in the nightcap, only to be held to one point in the second half by a Lakers defense that locked him up and got huge performances from Luke Kennard, Marcus Smart, and LeBron James to take Game 2 on the road. The first round just got a lot more complicated.

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Philadelphia 76ers 111, Boston Celtics 97

Forget what happened in Game 1. VJ Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds — playing through pain after taking a hard fall on his back early in the first quarter, twice making trips to the locker room for treatment and returning each time to keep scoring — and Tyrese Maxey added 29 points and 9 assists. The pair combined for 59 points and shot 19-of-39 from three as a team in a performance so far removed from Philadelphia's 4-of-23 three-point Game 1 that it barely seemed like the same team. Boston never found an answer. Series tied.

Edgecombe was the main event. At 20 years and 265 days old, he became the youngest player in NBA history to post 30 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game — edging Magic Johnson's 1980 NBA Finals performance — and the first rookie to do it since Tim Duncan in 1998. He hit six threes, attacked offensive glass with relentless energy, and made every decision calmly despite the visible discomfort from his back injury. Nick Nurse sent him back out each time, and Edgecombe rewarded the faith every single possession. Maxey was the closer — icing the game in the fourth quarter with back-to-back daggers when Boston trimmed the deficit to two, running pick-and-roll actions the Celtics couldn't consistently contain, and finishing with just one turnover in 39 minutes.

Boston got everything from Jaylen Brown — 36 points, the most anyone scored all night — and a near-triple-double from Tatum with 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists. But the Celtics shot 13-of-47 from three (just 26 percent) and committed 13 turnovers that Philadelphia converted into 16 points. When the Celtics cut it to 91-89 in the fourth, Philadelphia responded with an 11-0 run to make it 102-89 and end the drama. Joel Embiid, who has begun a strength and conditioning program following his appendectomy on April 9, remains out. The series is heading to Philadelphia without him — and the Sixers just stole home-court advantage in Game 2.

Series tied 1-1. Game 3 is Friday in Philadelphia.

PHI 111 · BOS 97

Portland Trail Blazers 106, San Antonio Spurs 103

The game changed at the 8:57 mark of the second quarter. Wembanyama drove baseline, was fouled by Jrue Holiday, and his face slammed directly into the floor when he went down. He stayed on the court long enough that Mitch Johnson called a timeout, then walked slowly to the locker room. He did not return. Diagnosed with a concussion, he'll undergo further testing Wednesday, with the earliest possible return at least 48 hours away. Game 3 in Portland is Friday.

What followed was a different game — and a different series. The Spurs, to their enormous credit, absorbed the shock and built a 14-point lead by the start of the fourth quarter, Luke Kornet stepping in to replace Wembanyama and finishing with 10 points and 9 rebounds including a reverse slam-and-one that punctuated a 13-0 fourth-quarter run. San Antonio went up 93-79. Portland was cooked on paper. Then Portland remembered who they were.

Scoot Henderson carried the Blazers with 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting — going 5-of-9 from three — in a coming-out performance that had him talking trash to San Antonio's rookie Dylan Harper as the deficit disappeared possession by possession. Deni Avdija added 16 points in his workmanlike complementary role. Jrue Holiday — who threw the foul that sent Wembanyama to the floor — responded with 16 points and 9 assists in a guilt-charged game. Robert Williams III sealed it with a lob finish off an Avdija feed with 12 seconds remaining that pushed Portland to 104-101, then Toumani Camara hit two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to make it 106-101. Devin Vassell had a corner three in the final two seconds to cut it to 106-103, but it glanced off the rim. Portland held San Antonio without a field goal for the final 3:37 to close an 11-2 run and steal the game.

Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 18 points and 8 rebounds and kept the Spurs competitive all night. Vassell added 16 points and 12 rebounds. But without Wembanyama — who had been on the floor for just 12 minutes — the Spurs couldn't generate enough interior deterrence in the late stages when Portland came in waves.

The series now heads to Portland tied 1-1, with Wembanyama's availability for Game 3 the most significant injury question of the entire first round.

Series tied 1-1. Game 3 is Friday in Portland.

POR 106 · SAS 103

Los Angeles Lakers 101, Houston Rockets 94

Kevin Durant returned. And for one half, the series the world had been waiting for arrived. Durant came out aggressive — 20 points on 20 shots through two quarters, moving fluidly on the knee that kept him out of Game 1, imposing his size and shot-creation on a Lakers defense that had everything prepared for this moment. Houston went into halftime with momentum, the series finally looking like the KD-LeBron showdown it was supposed to be.

Then the Lakers made a choice. LeBron James, Luke Kennard, and Marcus Smart collectively wrapped Durant up in the second half, throwing multiple bodies at him on every possession and simply refusing to let him operate at full efficiency. Durant finished with one point after halftime — one — on just two second-half field goal attempts. Whatever Houston tried to generate around him, the Lakers had an answer, and the Rockets' offense — without the gravity Durant creates when he's at his best — couldn't generate enough elsewhere to compensate.

The Lakers' three stars without a star delivered instead. LeBron had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, operating as the engine and the closer simultaneously — the oldest player in NBA history to average double-digit playoff assists through the first two games, now with two wins to show for it at 41 years old. Marcus Smart was the defensive architect with 25 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals — making Durant's second half life miserable from the opening possession and attacking the Houston defense in transition and off ball screens every time he had the ball. Kennard provided 21 points and 6 rebounds in his deadeye perimeter role, spacing the floor and converting whenever Smart and LeBron created for him.

For Houston, Alperen Sengun had another productive interior performance and Amen Thompson generated transition points. But this was a team built around Durant — and Durant, in the second half, was a ghost. The Lakers now lead 2-0 heading to Houston for Games 3 and 4, with the series shifting dramatically in their favor even before Dončić or Reaves is ready to return.

Los Angeles leads the series 2-0. Game 3 is Friday in Houston.

LAL 101 · HOU 94

Tuesday rewrote three series simultaneously. Boston, which looked like a different class of team after Game 1's 32-point statement, is now tied and headed to Philadelphia without the home-court cushion. San Antonio, which had the most dominant player in the series before Tuesday, is now navigating a concussion protocol that could reshape everything about how this matchup plays out. And Houston, which got their superstar back for one half of basketball, discovered that LeBron's Lakers have a defensive answer for Durant even when healthy.

The first round has fully shed its opening-weekend skin. The blowouts of Days 1 and 2 — seven home wins, 16.875-point average margin, chalk all the way down — feel like a different sport from the 106-103 thrillers and second-half shutdowns of this week. Three series are now tied. Two are 2-0. The adjustments are no longer coming. They're here. And based on Tuesday, none of the favorites are as safe as they looked six days ago.

Stud of the Day: VJ Edgecombe, Philadelphia 76ers — 30 points, 10 rebounds, 6 threes, played through a back injury severe enough to send him to the locker room twice, and became the youngest player in NBA history to post that stat line in a playoff game. In Boston. In a must-win. Without Embiid. File Edgecombe's name away.

Dud of the Night: Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets — One point on two shots in the second half after a 20-point first half. However real his knee issue was in Game 1, he was healthy enough to dominate for two quarters on Tuesday — and then the Lakers found a switch. One point. The Rockets are down 0-2, heading home, and their entire series hinges on whether Durant can be who he was in the first half for a full game.