Trae Young, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic are on a mission, 3-1 goal and a quiet end to the series

Second marathon of the weekend tonight, with four more matches on the program starting at 7 p.m. Four games, four Game 4s, and each time a team in search of an almost definitive advantage, and another which wants to continue to believe in it.

19h : Hawks – Knicks : the “ugly” Trae Young against the team that “everyone” would like to see win, but for now it is Trae Young and the Hawks who have raised their level of play to dominate this first part of the series. On the Atlanta side, we will try to keep the defensive hardness from which everything starts so quickly, while for the Knicks we are clearly awaiting a revival of the presumed offensive leaders, Julius Randle and RJ Barrett not to name them. Another match that promises to be tense, ideal for attacking the evening.

21h30 : Lakers – Suns : a series that started off on hats, then… Chris Paul damaged his shoulder, then… the Lakers started to defend. Result of the races? The angelino steamroller is once again very scary and it is now difficult to imagine these Suns, however brave, going for the champion. Tonight’s game is a turning point since it can almost end the series if LeBron and his army win, while a victory for Phoenix would add about 1,000,000 to the hype level as a result of the events. A word, however, for all our Suns fan friends, whatever happens tonight…: courage.

1h : Celtics – Nets : big shock attack between Boston and Brooklyn, again a Game 4, and an obvious focus on the restless of the bocal that are Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, James Harden, Kemba Walker or Kyrie Irving. Among these five men hid a myopic leader and four +++ superstars, and this Game 4 will logically be the opportunity to enjoy a new masterclass from one or more of these seriously ill. Overall? The advantage remains with the Nets of course, but the previous match proved to us that a sparkling and well-accompanied Tatum could be a game-changer. Enough to equalize at 2-2 and make Brooklyn doubtful? We wouldn’t put our ELP there, but why not?

3h30 : Mavericks – Clippers : here is our delicious dessert of the night. Dallas took the first two sets thanks to a fabulous Luka Doncic, the Clippers took the third despite a… fabulous Luka Doncic, and we expect a Game 4 once again ultra-offensive with Clippers in the obligation to win so as not to end up with your back to the wall too early in these Playoffs. Luka, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George… the first at 45 won. Note that Luka Doncic is announced questionable this evening after a pain felt in Game 3, but we prefer to tell you that we do not believe for a single second in his absence.

We will therefore know a little – a lot – more about this first round at the end of this ninth day of Playoffs. Some people need a big bang, but we didn’t come there to put on pearls, so all of us on the sofa at 7pm, lotus position, and we get well for… eleven hours in a row!