NBA playoff: two defined series and the Warriors with match point

The day of this Wednesday in the NBA brought good news for several teams. The Miami Heat and New York Knicks clinched their spot in the next round of the Eastern Conference playoff, while the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies still have a say in their respective Western series.

The day began with the triumph of the NY Knicks away from home by 106 to 95 against the Cleveland Cavaliers and in this way, they closed the key by 4 to 1. The standout for those from New York was Jalen Brunson who finished with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Donovan Mitchell’s 28 were not enough for the Cavs. Curiosity? In only one of the five games in the series did Cleveland exceed 100 points.

The Knicks secured their berth to the second round after 10 years. The last time they had won a playoff series was in 2013. This time against the Boston Celtics.

After a good entry in which the New Yorkers stomped on their conference, it was the turn of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers. The victory was for the locals by 116 to 99 and raised the first match point the Lakers had. Now the series is 3 to 2 for the Angelenos who will try to settle the story this Friday at home. LeBron? 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The main course arrived with the night on top. The Milwaukee Bucks received the Miami Heat with a 3 to 1 against. The fans of Giannis Antetokounmpo and company were ready for their team to win, put the series 3-2 and continue dreaming of qualifying. But, Jimmy Butler had some shots to score: 42 points plus 8 rebounds and 4 assists allowed him give the game to his team by 128 to 126 in extra time. The Greek Antetokounmpo finished with 38 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists, but his record will show that he missed 11 free throws. Valuable points if any.

In this way, Miami dreams of going far as it did in 2020, the year in which it lost in the finals against the Lakers. Although for that, he must first face the Knicks.

Wednesday night and early Thursday morning closed in Sacramento. The Golden State Warriors had started the series 2-0 down, but they got a champion’s plate and are now 3-2 up against the Sacramento Kings. The victory for those from San Francisco was 123 to 116 with 31 points from Stephen Curry. The sixth game at home for the Warriors will also be this Friday.

In the West, The cross between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns for the second round, begins on Saturday 9:00 p.m.. While the low side of the infield waits for Kings or Warriors and Grizzlies or Lakers.

On the eastern side, the series defined between Miami and New York It will start this Sunday from 2:00 p.m..

In addition, due to the lower part of the keys, the Philadelphia 76ers swept Brooklyn 4-0 a while ago and await the rival that could be defined this Thursday: the Boston Celtics are 3-2 up against the Atlanta Hawks and will try to seal the ticket to the next round. The game that will begin at 9:30 p.m. will be in Atlanta.