Curry makes a comeback with the Warriors
Won the opener and a comeback without much pressure for Stephen Curry: For the Golden State Warriors, the start of the series was against the Denver Nuggets nearly perfect. The superstar returned to action for the first time since March 16 at 123:107 after recovering from a foot injury.
As an off-bench player, he recorded 16 points, three rebounds and four assists in just over 21 minutes on the field. The Warriors had the game under control in the second half and benefited from the strong performance of Jordan Poole, who had 30 points.
76ers lead against Toronto, Miami beats Atlanta
Philadelphia also started successfully against them Toronto Raptors. Joel Embiid’s team won with 131:111. Embiid had a good 19 points and 15 rebounds as a center, but man of the game was Tyrese Maxey with 38 points for the 76ers.
The Miami Heat also celebrated a clear victory. The Florida team defeated the Atlanta Hawks 115-91.
Dallas and Memphis lose
Without their injured star Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks have the first playoff game of the NBA season against the Utah Jazz lost. The team led by national basketball player Maxi Kleber conceded a 93:99 in front of their own fans. Kleber’s comeback after his break due to ankle problems was defensively good and offensively expandable.
Like the Jazz, they also fetched Minnessota Timberwolves an important away win to start their series against the Memphis Grizzlies and won 130:117. Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Edwards in particular had strong performances – Towns had 29 points and 13 rebounds, Edwards was the best scorer of the game with 36 points.
Source: dpa