Three stars from Saturday's NBA playoffs

Franz Wagner.

The Orlando Magic get even in their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Oklahoma City Thunder get one game closer to advancing.

The Los Angeles Angeles Lakers also play their best game of the playoffs to force a Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets.

Here are the three stars from Saturday’s NBA playoff action.

Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic. 34 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, one block in a 112-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers

The series shift to Orlando gave the Magic the momentum to even the series at 2-2, and it was the Wagner brothers (Franz and Moritz) who played a starring role in Saturday’s big win. Franz Wagner was especially dominant, finishing with a double-double including a game-high 34 points in the win. The Magic were also a plus-32 with him on the floor, keyed by an 18-0 run to close out the third quarter and put the game out of reach.

The Magic outplayed and outmuscled the Cavaliers on Saturday, winning the rebounding battle by a 43-29 margin. Wagner had 13 of those boards.

Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder. 21 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals in a 106-85 win over the New Orleans Pelicans

The Thunder were the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference during the regular season and are not slowing down in the playoffs. They are sending quite a statement in their first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans, jumping out to a 3-0 lead after a huge win on Saturday.

Williams was a focal point of Saturday’s win with 21 points and nine rebounds, while also going 3 for 4 from three-point range.

This step-back three in the fourth quarter to extend the lead was a thing of beauty.

He has been money for the Thunder this entire series and making clutch shots just like that.

D’Angelo Russell, Los Angeles Lakers. 21 points, four rebounds, four assists, one steal in a 119-108 win over the Denver Nuggets.

It is not just the fact that Russell played a great overall game with the Lakers facing elimination that makes him one of the NBA’s three stars for Saturday.

It is also the fact that it was a sensational bounce-back game for him after a dismal Game 3 performance that saw him score zero points and go 0 for 7 from the field. It was a complete 180 for him on Saturday night and it helps the Lakers have at least one more game to fight.

This pass to LeBron James for the alley-oop was one of his many highlight-reel plays in the game.

The Lakers will try to win again in Game 5 on Monday night when the series goes back to Denver.

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