Three stars from Tuesday's NBA playoff games

Tuesday night of the NBA playoffs featured two heated battles and one master class from the league's most dominant team.

Here are three stars from the fourth night of the NBA postseason.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James | 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists Luka Doncic had 31 points and a near-triple-double, but in the fourth quarter, it was the Lakers' 40-year-old superstar seemingly making every big play.

James got a number of key rebounds, anchored the Lakers' lockdown interior defense and got a huge steal-and-score on Anthony Edwards as the Minnesota Timberwolves were making a furious comeback.

LEBRON BIG STEAL & BUCKET LATE IN THE 4TH pic.twitter.com/huetkc1scX The Lakers were more physical, constantly drawing fouls and simply looking tougher than their counterparts.

On a night where the teams combined to shoot 20% from three-point range, it was James who was the biggest force in the paint in the Lakers' 94-85 win.

Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren | 20 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks Holmgren was a force in and out of the paint for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night as his team beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 118-99.

He blocked five Grizzlies' shots and tied for the team lead with three three-pointers, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 boards.

That puts the 22-year-old in elite company.

Tonight Chet Holmgren joined Dwight Howard (2x), Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon and Amar'e Stoudemire as the only players to total 20+ PTS, 10+ REB and 5+ BLK in a playoff game before turning 23 years old.

#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google pic.twitter.com/roB9sv2ns7 Even with the Grizzlies starting two talented big men in Jaren Jackson Jr.

and Zach Edey, Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein each finished with double-digit rebounds, while Edey had only four points and seven boards.

The Thunder's high-scoring, ball-hawking guards get more attention, but Holmgren anchored the defense that held the NBA's No.

2 offense to under 100 points.

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam | 24 points, 11 rebounds, three steals After torching the Milwaukee Bucks for 25 points in the Pacers' Game 1 win, Siakam followed it up with 24 points and 11 rebounds in Game 2's 123-115 victory.

Siakam hit two threes, grabbed 11 boards and picked up three steals.

That was huge in a game where Indiana's biggest advantage was winning the turnover battle, 15-8.

PACERS STAR DUO SHINE IN GAME 2 Siakam: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL Haliburton: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST Indiana leads series 2-0 pic.twitter.com/HNpIFz7j33 Siakam out-hustled Milwaukee on multiple occasions, but on the Bucks' biggest defensive possession of the game, they lost track of Siakam and he made them pay.

Pascal Siakam with a huge three pic.twitter.com/aTrL2dWMBj The Pacers grabbed a 2-0 series lead and Siakam grabbed some rare attention.

He's one of the NBA's most underrated players, though not by the Bucks.

Sean Keane is a sportswriter and a comedian based in Oakland, California, with experience covering the NBA, MLB, NFL and Ice Cubes three-on-three basketball league, The Big 3.

Hes written for Comedy Centrals Another Period, ESPN the Magazine, and Audible.

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