Still without the Play Lillard, the Bucks are mistreated by the Pacers. The Nuggets also ahead after an Overtime
Indiana wins comfortable, Denver succeeds in measure, with his heart. These are the first two verdicts of the 2025 playoffs. The Pacers overwhelm the Milwaukee Bucks, the Nuggets bend at the extra the Los Angeles Clippers. 1-0 ahead, therefore, in the first round series.
Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Clippers 112-110 DTS
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The news is that Nikola Jokic must not do everything alone. The Serbian touches the 19th double double in the playoffs, short of just a rebound, scores 29 points and Smazza 12 assists, but finds the shore of teammates, this time, for the success at the first seasonal release of the playoff. Aaron Gordon marks 25 points, Russ Westbrook, a former poisoned, does more than Disfi, Christian Braun marks the triple that decides the race, to the extra. The clippers have the wrong not to close it, for a long time, then ending up losing it in Overtime, punished by the opponent’s offensive rebounds, despite James Harden and Kawhi Leonard brillino from stars, as a script. But outside the house, in an incandescent ball Arena, in a double point -to -point final, they joke with fire and end up burning. The triple on the late 1st quarter of Harden is worth 35-27 Los Angeles after 12 ‘. The beard already with 15 points. Denver does not defend, Murray plays badly and Jokic does everything possible and even tries to do the impossible. In short, the usual nuggets this season … the clippers climb +15 with the Joker on the bench, but Denver closes the 2nd quarter with a favorable partial of 13-2 and goes to the interval below just 49-53, in the wake. The Balkan derby Jokic-Zubac under the basket is a show, the Joker overflows in the 3rd quarter marking 12 points. But after 36 ‘the clippers are always ahead: 75-72. Peyton Manning also applauds the legendary Denver Broncos quarterback in the stands. Murray’s triple is worth 81 even, the hooking of the Nuggets. Nic Batum flaunts his timeless class, Westbrook, closes as a starter instead of Porter Jr, and and offensive rebound signs the first Denver advantage from 13-11. The ending is in the sprint. Point to point. Clippers+1, Denver possession with 32 “to play. And the triple of Westbrook from the corner for overtaking arrives. Harden replica in penetration. 98 equal, 18” left, Denver ball. And Westbrook can’t even pull. Additional. The shot of the game is the triple of Braun of +4, the play that closes the lost ball forced from Westbrook to Harden. Nuggets win. Race 2 Monday, always in Colorado.
- Denver: Jokic 29 (11/20, 1/4, 4/6 tl), Gordon 25, Murray 21. Hinders: Jokic 9. Assist: Jokic 12
- Los Angeles: Harden 32 (7/13, 4/9, 6/6 tl), Leonard 22, Zubac 21. Hinders: Zubac 13. Assist: Harden 11
Indiana Pacers-Milwaukee Bucks 117-98
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At the Gainbridge Arena it ends up very shortly, with the coach Carlisle from Coach Carlisle even by 28 points. A “review” that makes noise because the Bucks are the team of Giannis Antetokounmpo and even without Lillard Dame, however close to return – in Race 2 or in race 3 to inverted fields – it was legitimate to imagine a balanced match: series heads number 4 and number 5 in front, after all. Instead, the Pacers win a little shortly, limiting themselves to keeping the rhythm high and marking the myriad of open shots that the (presumed) defense of the coached team “with feet” by Coach Rivers grants. Indiana wins as a team, without individual individual performances to emphasize, simply the Bucks, who also won the NBA cup this season and which last year were eliminated by Indy, but mutilated by absences, unjustable, only formally presented themselves to Indianapolis. Only the Greek did, from 36 points, and some reserve, the other owners have eclipsed. The game: 33-25 after the first 12 ‘for Indy. The Pacers tanano tall the rhythm, their strength, mark in transition and attacking the iron. 8 points for Andrew Nembhard and already 12 for Antetokounmpo with 4 errors to free shots, for him Easter egg with often unwelcome surprises. Indy stretches by attacking Brook Lopez, who seems an old glory, and limiting himself to surrounding Giannis in the other half of the field. Kyle Kuzma, exchanged for Middleton with an absurd mid -season move, seems to be an intruder, at this level: 0/5 to the shot, 0/2 from the bezel, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 fouls in 21 ‘of use. Nembhard infighters with the triple of 67-43, the half-race result. Indiana pulls 61% from the field. There is not much to add, the Bucks do not defend. They don’t even pretend. Indy Sale +28 on the triple by Myles Turner, on 77-49. At the end of the 3rd quarter the score says 93-76. The fifth triple to AJ Green reports the Bucks at -12 on 95-107 with 5 ‘to play. The comeback runs out there. The exclamation point for the Pacers is a triple to signal by Turner. Finished. Race 2 Tuesday, still in Indianapolis.
- Indian: Siakam 23 (7/10, 3/5), Turner 19, Nemhard 17. Hinders: Siakam/Haliburton 7. Assist: Haliburton 12
- Milwaukee: Antetokounmpo 36 (14/21, 0/2, 8/15 TL), Green 15, Trent 14. Has Broes: Antetokounmpo 12. Assist: Porter 5
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