The excitement of the play-off tour in the NBA continued with 4 matches. In the first game of the Eastern Conference play-off tour, the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 130-117 away to bring the situation 1-0 in the series. Jimmy Butler, who made a double-double with 35 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds in Miami, became the architect of the victory. In the guest team, Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 9 rebounds, Kevin Love had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Gabe Vincent had 15 points and 6 assists. In Milwaukee, Khris Middleton’s 33 points and 9 rebounds, Bobby Portis’ 21 points and 8 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday’s 16 points and 16 assists were not enough. The second game of the series will be played at Milwaukee’s court on Tuesday, April 19th.
LAKERS DEFEAT MEMPHIS
In the first game of the Western Conference play-off tour, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies away with a score of 128-112 and established a 1-0 advantage in the series. Rui Hachimura had 29 points and 6 rebounds for the Lakers, Austin Reaves had 23 points and 4 assists, Anthony Davis had 22 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 21 points and 11 rebounds. On the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson Jr. 31 points and 5 rebounds, Desmond Bane 22 points and 6 assists, Ja Morant 18 points and 6 rebounds, Dillon Brooks 15 points and 4 rebounds. The second game of the series will be played on Tuesday, April 19, hosted by the Grizzlies.
DENVER WAS NOT CHALLENGED AGAINST MINNESOTA
Denver Nuggets, who finished first in the Western Conference and got a play-off visa, won against the hosted Minnesota Timberwolves with a score of 109-80. Denver made the series 1-0, Jamal Murray 24 points and 8 assists, Michael Porter Jr. 18 points and 11 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also had 15 points and 4 rebounds. In Minnesota, Anthony Edwards finished the game with 18 points and 5 assists, Jaylen Nowell 12 points, Karl-Anthony Towns 11 points and 10 rebounds. The second challenge of the series will be held again at Denver’s home on Tuesday night, April 19th.
CLIPPERS STARTED AGAINST SUNS
The Los Angeles Clippers started the series with a win by beating the Phoenix Suns with a score of 115-110 in the play-off round struggle of the Western Conference teams. While Kahwi Leonard was the top scorer of the night with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Clippers, Eric Gordon had 19 points, Norman Powell 14 points, Ivica Zubac 12 points and 15 rebounds, Russell Westbrook had 9 points and 10 rebounds. In the Suns, Kevin Durant’s 27 points and 11 assists, Devin Booker’s 26 points, Torrey Craig’s 22 points and 4 rebounds, Deandre Ayton’s 18 points and 8 rebounds could not prevent the defeat. The second game of the series will be played on the night of Tuesday, April 18, at the Suns’ ground.