(REUTERS) – The San Antonio Spurs dished out a 120-89 whipping of the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA play-offs.

Spurs 120, Lakers 89
The result – the Lakers’ worst home play-off loss in franchise history – saw San Antonio take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Tim Duncan had 26 points and nine rebounds while Tony Parker added 20 points and seven assists as the Spurs took control early and put themselves in position to sweep the series in today’s Game 4 in Los Angeles.
The Lakers have not been swept in the first round of the play-offs since 1967.
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Pau Gasol had a triple-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and second-year guards Darius Morris and Andrew Goudelock scored 24 and 20 points, respectively, for the Lakers, who were forced to play without their top four backcourt players.
In addition to Kobe Bryant (Achilles), the Lakers were missing guards Steve Nash (back/hamstring), Steve Blake (hamstring) and Jodie Meeks (ankle).
Duncan, who turned 37 on Thursday, finished 12-of-16 and San Antonio shot a blistering 61.2 per cent.

Knicks 90, Celtics 76
Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points as the visiting New York Knicks took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference play-off series against Boston.
Raymond Felton had 15 points and 10 assists and J.R. Smith added 15 points before he was ejected in the fourth quarter as the second-seeded Knicks moved within a win of a series sweep.
Game Four in the best-of-seven series is on today in Boston.
Jeff Green scored 21 points and Paul Pierce added 17 for the Celtics, who came out surprisingly flat following a pre-game ceremony in which the team honoured local police and first responders of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Warriors 110, Nuggets 108
Stephen Curry shook off a left ankle injury and collected 29 points and 11 assists to lead host Golden State to a 2-1 series lead over Denver.
Jarrett Jack added 23 points and Harrison Barnes and Carl Landry scored 19 apiece as the Warriors won their first home play-off game since 2007. They will try to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series today.
Ty Lawson recorded 35 points and 10 assists but had a crucial turnover in the final seconds as the Nuggets fell short.
Corey Brewer scored 16 points and Kenneth Faried chipped in 15 in the setback.