In the first round of the American Basketball League (NBA) play-offs, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-111 at the end of overtime, giving them a 3-1 advantage in the series.
NBA play-offs continued with 2 matches. In the fourth game of the play-off first round of the Western teams, the Lakers, who finished the regular season in 7th place, hosted the conference runner-up Grizzlies.
The Lakers, who had a better defense in the extra time of the match, whose normal time ended with the equality 104-104, beat their opponent by 6 points and took a 3-1 lead in the series and gained a significant advantage for the next round.
All-star LeBron James scored 22 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists, Austin Reaves 23 points and 6 assists, D’Angelo Russell 17 points, Jarred Vanderbilt 15 points, 6 assists in the Lakers with 0.8 seconds left in the game. rebounds, 3 blocks; Anthony Davis had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks, Dennis Schroder had a share in the victory with 12 points.
38-year-old James, who broke the play-off rebound record in his personal career in this match, became the oldest player to reach 20 points and rebounds in a game in the regular season and play-offs.
Desmond Bane had 36 points and 7 rebounds for the Grizzlies, while Ja Morant had 19 points and 7 assists; Jaren Jackson scored 14 points and rebounds, 5 blocks, Xavier Tillman had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and Dillon Brooks had 11 points.
The fifth game between the two teams will be played on Thursday, April 27 at the Grizzlies’ ground.
Heat, who won with 56 points by Jimmy Butler, took the advantage in the series
The Miami Heat, which finished the regular season in 8th place, hosted the conference leader Milwaukee Bucks in the play-off first round fourth match of the Eastern teams.
The home team made an important comeback in the last period, where they fell behind with a margin of 14 points, defeating their opponent 119-114 and took a 3-1 lead in the series.
Jimmy Butler, who had a great advantage in the name of the second round, became the fourth highest scorer in the history of the NBA play-offs, as well as a career point record with 56 points and 9 rebounds. Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Caleb Martin had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Gabe Vincent had 10 points and 8 assists.
All-star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who returned from injury in the Bucks, had a “triple-double” with 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, while Brook Lopez was the team’s top scorer with 36 points and 11 rebounds. Khris Middleton had 14 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, while Jrue Holiday had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Game 5 of the series will be held at the Bucks’ home on April 27.