With 29 points was tatum the best pitcher Celtics. The 39 points of durant handed the Nets not to at least shorten and force a game five. Theis had at eight rebounds the best, played due to early fouls and returning from Robert Williams but only a little less than 20 minutes.
In the semifinals they meet Celtics either on the Milwaukee Bucks or the Chicago Bulls. defending champion bucks leads in the series 3:1. After the semifinals they come Conference Finalsthen it goes against the winner of the Western Conference for the championship. The finals begin in early June.
The Mavericks beat Jazz
With a 102:77 against the Utah Jazz have them too Dallas Mavericks good chances for the next round and are now leading 3:2. Should the team around national player Maxi Kleber and star Luka Doncic also on Thursday in Salt Lake City win, the Texans won the first round of the 2011 championship with Dirk Nowitzki for the first time playoffs survived. “Nothing is done yet, we still have to win one”said Doncic, the best thrower of the game with 33 points.
the Philadelphia 76ers on the other hand, missed it again due to the second defeat in a row, the sack against the Toronto Raptors to close. With the 102:88, the Canadians reduced the lead to 2:3 and can equalize in game six on Thursday.
Source: dpa