In New York, the Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-92 to tie the Eastern Conference series at one win per side.
The australian Ben Simmons and the cameruns Joel Embiid scored 22 points each for the Philadelphia 76ers will beat this Wednesday in the NBA Washington Wizard 120-95 and led 2-0 in their first-round playoff series in the Eastern Conference.
Simmons had a collision with the star Russell Westbrook, who he sent to the floor for several minutes before a leg injury sent the king of triple-doubles to the locker room.
It was then that with Simmons on the rise and Westbrook limited, the Sixers beat the capital team to take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series. Game 3 is Saturday night in Washington.
Westbrook fell again after colliding with Furkan Korkmaz early in the last quarter. He limped up and was protected by security after a fan threw popcorn at him as he made his way to the locker room.
Simmons and Embiid each scored 22 points and Tobias Harris added 19 for the Sixers, the first seeds in the East.
Simmons added nine rebounds and eight assists after becoming the sixth player in NBA history to have at least 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a playoff game in a 125-118 victory in Game 1.
The Australian, three times All-Star, He still heard a lot of criticism in Philadelphia after that star performance because he only scored six points and missed all six of his free throws.
Simmons was aggressive from the start, scoring the team’s first two baskets on his way to 12 points in the first quarter, including three dunks.
On the other hand, Bradley Beal he had 33 points and Westbrook finished with 10 points and 11 assists for Washington.
Embiid scored on a layup, was knocked to the ground and sank a free throw to complete a three-point play in the final minute of the second quarter.
Dwight Howard led the chants from the crowd of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” to Embiid, who raised both hands.
The Sixers, who held out 24 points in the first half from Beal, finally led 71-57 at halftime. They held an advantage of two digits during the second half.
The Wizards have lost all five games to Philadelphia this season. The Sixers are 28-5 with Simmons, Embiid, Harris, Seth Curry and Danny Green in the starting lineup.
Knicks Match Series
In New York, the veteran Derrick Rose anot 26 puntos, Julius Randle shook off a miserable first half to lead a turnaround in the third quarter and the hosts Knicks they beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-92 to tie the Eastern Conference series at one win per side.
Randle went 6-0 with just two points on free throws at halftime and the Knicks trailed 13 points, but with Rose moving into the starting lineup to open the third quarter, Randle scored 11 points for the Knicks. they took the lead.
The winner of the NBA’s ‘Most Improved Player’ award finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds despite another bad night.
Reggie Bullock, who made four 3-pointers (12 points) in the second half for the Knicks, who now guaranteed there will be at least one more home game in this surprising season.
Trae Young scored 30 points for Atlanta after scoring 32 and scoring the tiebreaker in Game 1. The Serbian Bogdan Bogdanovic Y De’Andre Hunter they added 18 each.
Game 3 will be Friday in Atlanta, where the Hawks they will be able to receive a full capacity crowd for the first time.
Rose made the basket and gave the Knicks the definitive lead at 93-91 with 4:45 to play.
Bogdanovic scored eight straight Atlanta points midway through the second quarter to extend the lead to 43-37.
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