NBA Playoffs: LeBron, between luxury dunks and low blows on a Saturday that had everything

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 111-101 and went 2-1 in the series for the first round of the NBA Playoffs. A victory that had Anthony Davis (31 points) and LeBron James (25) as figures. However, In addition to having played a good role for the victory, the King took the worst part…

They were just seconds from the start of the third quarter. The Lakers went on the attack and LeBron was the driver. Fast, He came out to anticipate his stone in the shoe throughout this series: Dillon Brooks, forward for the Grizzlies. When he tried to steal the ball, the King made a sash to avoid him and there, of course, His rival’s hand ended up where it hurts the most…

LeBron automatically fell to the ground in a lot of pain. The referees decided to go see the play to review how Brooks’ attempted robbery was specifically. And there, They determined that there was a clear bad intention on the part of the Canadian in that hit, for which they charged him with a flagrant foul 2 for the expulsion of the Grizzlies forward.

Minutes later, at 38 years old, LeBron ran from hoop to hoop and overturned it as if he were 20. And on top of that, the Lakers took the win and went 2-1 in the series. Bad day for Brooks and his crew. The most outstanding in the Grizzlies was, of course, Ja Morant, who converted neither more nor less than 45 points.

Without the need for their star Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Saturday and completed a 4-0 sweep in this NBA playoff first-round series. The Sixers are the first team to qualify for the second round in which they will face the winner of the tie between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics, where Tatum and company lead the series 2-1.

James Harden, close to the triple double with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, and Tobias Harris, with 25 points and 12 rebounds, made up for the loss of Joel Embiid, who will now have a few extra days off to recover from his sprained knee. . With the support of their fans at the Barclays Center, the Nets were in control of the game in the first half in search of an honor-saving victory in this series. In the second half, however, heThe locals faded in attack with just 40 points scored and were doomed to a second straight 4-0 elimination in the NBA playoffs.

With Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combining for 61 points, the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 112-100 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in this NBA playoff first-round series. The Clippers, who have to compete without stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George due to injuries, They now need to win three straight games to overcome this Western Conference tie, a task that seems impossible.

The point guard Russell Westbrook returned to take control with 37 points and 6 rebounds but the Los Angeles team was once again weighed down by the absences of Leonard and George, who suffered sprained knees and it is unknown if they will be able to return at some point in the series. The Suns took advantage of the situation to achieve their third straight victory with some comfort at the hands of Durant, who signed 31 points and 11 rebounds, and Booker, with 30 and 9. Veteran point guard Chris Paul, the other member of Phoenix’s all-star trio, had 19 points and 9 assists and frustrated his former team with key shots in the final moments.

Heat took advantage of Antetokounmpo’s injury and went 2-1

The Miami Heat took advantage of the absence of Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-99 and put their first-round playoff series in the NBA Eastern Conference 2-1 in their favor. By the Miami Quintet, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo excelled on offense, with 30 points for the first and 12 points with 11 rebounds for the second.

For the Bucks, the shooting men were Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday with 23 points and 19 goals, respectively. Antetokounmpo, the superstar of the Bucks He was out again in this third game of the tie due to his back problems. The Greek was injured in a bad fall in the opening game of this first-round playoff series. Nevertheless, without him, the Bucks were able to win Game 2 in Milwaukee and tie the series 1-1 before traveling to Miami.

The games this Sunday: Knicks – Cavaliers (New York win 2-1; they play from 2:00 p.m. Argentine time); Warriors – Kings (Sacramento wins 2-1; they play from 4:30 p.m. Argentine time); Hawks – Celtics (Atlanta wins 2-1; they play from 8:00 p.m. Argentine time); and Timberwolves – Nuggets (Denver wins 3-0; they play from 10:30 p.m. Argentine time).