The Milwaukee Bucks know their opponent for the second round of the NBA play-offs in the East. The Brooklyn Nets, led by James Harden, insisted on ending the streak between them and the Boston Celtics in their stead. A match 5 which took place in two phases. First, for most of the first quarter, it was his teammates Jayson Tatum (32 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists) and Evan Fournier (18 points, 6 rebounds) who took the lead in three minutes. But after retaliating, the Nets took control, a 9-0 put them on the right track. From there, the teammates of “The Beard”, author of a new triple-double (34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), Kyrie Irving (25 points) and Kevin Durant (24 points) took control without never take control widen the gap. more than nine lengths before half-time. It was only when they returned from the locker room with a 7-0 victory that the ten-point gap was exceeded. If the Celtics resisted and came back to six lengths in the third quarter and eight in the fourth, the Nets never really worried and won by fourteen lengths (123-109). A success which announces a duel at the top between the Nets of James Harden and the Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo!
Sacred in the Orlando Bubble last season, the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of losing their title! Defeated at home in Game 4, the Californians suffered a second straight loss to the Phoenix Suns, who are just one success away from finishing the series. The start of the match fell in favor of LeBron James ‘teammates (24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists), but as Anthony Davis’ orphan, the “king” shone less. If the Lakers scored the game’s first five points and held that lead for four minutes, then they sank bodies and property. A 16-0 definitively started the Suns game, led by a Devin Booker to the beautiful evenings (30 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists). The Californians tried to react and resist, and were within five points by the end of the first quarter, but it didn’t take long. The Arizona players kept their opponents ahead with a 16-1 underwater record early in the second quarter that set the tone for the remainder of the game. The Lakers returned to their locker room 30 points behind, a situation that did not improve upon their return to the field. In a one-sided game, the suns wandered around, the gap turned around the 30 point mark in the second part of the match, to stop there with a last shot from Dario Saric (5 points) at the buzzer. The Suns come out on top (115-85) and can be finished in Game 6 at Staples Center
If there was no tension in Brooklyn and Phoenix, it may be because the Nuggets-Blazers duel ruined everything. Indeed, after the tension, Denver took control of the series against Portland. A game that the Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic (38 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists), started with a 10-0 stroke in the first four minutes of the game. A comeback that the Colorado players patiently expanded to lead by thirteen lengths after twelve minutes of play, a 12-0 early in the second quarter even allowed them to be 22 lengths ahead of the biggest gap in the game. The machine has stalled. A 14-0 allowed the Blazers, led by a huge Damian Lillard (55 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists), to come back to six lengths and to revive them completely in this meeting. A throwback that was confirmed at the end of the third quarter when the Oregon players took the lead for the first time in the game, up to six points ahead. For the last twelve minutes, Denver regained control of the operation but didn’t take cover, and four seconds after the buzzer, Damian Lillard broke overtime with a three-point shot. Five extra minutes that started with a big boost from the Nuggets, who took a nine-point lead early on, and Damian Lillard tied with a three-point shot six seconds to go and got both. teams in five extra minutes. This time, the Nuggets were rushed to take cover and end the game 9-0, securing them a third victory (147-140 AD), which brought them closer to qualifying.
PANIER – NBA / PLAY-OFFS 2021
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Eastern Conference
BROOKLYN NETWORKS (2) – BOSTON CELTICS (7) : 4-1 >>> BROOKLYN QUALIFIÉ
Match 1 – Brooklyn Nets – Boston Celtics : 104-93
Match 2 – Brooklyn Nets – Boston Celtics : 130-108
Match 3 – Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets : 125-119
Match 4 – Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets : 126-141
Match 5 – Brooklyn Nets – Boston Celtics : 123-109
> Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (BKN): 0 points in 1 minute
> Evan Fournier (BOS): 18 points for 8/17 for shots (including 1/5 for three points) and 1/2 for free throws, 6 rebounds, 1 pass, 1 loss of ball and 5 fouls in 36 minutes
Western Conference
SOLEILS PHOENIX (2) – LAKERS DE LOS ANGELES (7) : 3-2
Match 1 – Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Lakers : 99-90
Match 2 – Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Lakers : 102-109
Match 3 – Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns : 109-95
Quatrième match – Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns : 92-100
Match 5 – Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Lakers : 115-85
Match 6 : Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns le 3 juin
Game 7 (if required): Phoenix Suns v Los Angeles Lakers June 5
DENVER NUGGETS (3) – PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (6) : 3-2
Game 1 – Denver Nuggets – Portland Trail Blazers: 109-123
Game 2 – Denver Nuggets – Portland Trail Blazers: 128-109
Troisième match – Portland Trail Blazers – Denver Nuggets : 115-120
Game Four – Portland Trail Blazers – Denver Nuggets: 115-95
Game Five – Denver Nuggets – Portland Trail Blazers: 147-140 (ap)
Game 6: Portland Trail Blazers – Denver Nuggets June 3
Game 7 (if required): Denver Nuggets – Portland Trail Blazers June 5
