The Philadelphia Sixers, in the Eastern Conference, and the Phoenix Suns and Dallas, in the West, qualified for the semifinals of the NBA playoffs.
In this way, three of the four semifinals were established: in the West, Phoenix-Dallas and the other will be Golden State and Memphis (3) or Minnesota (2). In the East: Miami-Philadelphia and Milwaukee (with Luca Vildoza)-Boston.
For the first time in the Luka Doncic era and for the first time since they were champions in 2011, the Mavericks managed to win a playoff series, after eliminating the Utah Jazz (4-2), after winning 98-96 as visitors. .
It was six straight first-round losses, the last two with Luka Doncic as the team figure, Dallas finally broke the hex with Jason Kidd, one of the pillars of the 2011 team, as coach.
The ending was electrifying. With 4:03/10 Doncic attacked Gobert and missed a layup, Conley walked on Utah’s counterattack to try to get ahead and Jalen Brunson scored only one of the two free throws he had: 98-96, Utah had a chance to tie or win the match and failed Bojan Bogdanovic.
Phoenix, with 35 points from Chris Paul, defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 at the Smoothie King Center and won the series: 4-2.
Philadelphia, meanwhile, beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 on the road at the Scotia Bank Arena and won the series 4-2.
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Tonight the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Argentina’s Leandro Bolmaro, will host the Memphis Grizzlies (from 10 p.m. on ESPN), at the Target Center, in a series that Memphis leads 3-2.
