The Denver Nuggets overcame a 20-point deficit in Game 2 of their first-round NBA playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers to win 101-99 thanks to a last-second shot and claim their second win. Also in the end, New York decided the duel against Philadelphia and won the second point after winning 104:101. Cleveland also added a second victory, beating Orlando 96:86.
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Denver lost 15 points to the Lakers at halftime, the most in the game was twenty. Jamal Murray, the author of a total of 20 points and five assists, decided the triumph of the defending champions with a difficult shot in the last second, which prevailed over the blocking senior Anthony Davis.
Next to Murray, the hero of the Nuggets was Nikola Jokić, who collected a triple double for 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. Another 22 points and nine rebounds were scored by Michael Porter Jr. Denver succeeded, although they hit only eight of 34 threes, on the other hand, they lost only nine balls compared to 15 of their opponents.
Davis led the guests with 32 points and 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell collected 23 points. Star LeBron James scored 26 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds. However, with sixteen seconds remaining, he missed a potentially game-winning three-pointer from the center and from a completely free position after breaking free over a defender.
Knicks Island
Philadelphia led New York by five points with 27 seconds left, but then Jalen Brunson converted a difficult three-pointer. Donte DiVincenzo gave the Knicks the lead for good with 13 seconds left.
“It was crazy, hectic, but at that point we had nothing left to lose. We went into it physically and it paid off,” said Josh Hart, who was the only New York player to play all 48 minutes. He collected 21 points and 15 rebounds, Brunson had 24 points and eight rebounds and DiVincenzo had 19 points.
Hartenstein, the author of 14 points and eight rebounds, blocked Tyres Maxey in the end. On the other side, OG Annunoby converted sixes and Joel Embiid missed a three with the horn. It was the fourth time since 1997 that someone trailed by at least five points with 30 seconds left to win a playoff game.
Not even Maxey’s 35 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds or Embiid’s 34 points and 10 rebounds helped the guests. The Sixers had a better shooting percentage, equaled the home team in rebounding, had more assists or points from a quick counterattack. The only statistic where they were not enough were points from under the basket (28 to 40).
Mitchell vedl Cleveland
The most ambiguous duel was seen on Monday in Cleveland, where the home team led by up to 22 points and finally enjoyed a 96:86 triumph. Donovan Mitchell led them with 23 points and eight rebounds, Evan Mobley added 17 points and Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 20 rebounds. The Cavaliers succeeded despite a limited rotation of only eight players.
“It’s a good feeling. It shows that we are growing not only as individuals, but mainly as a team. Of course, we all have weaker moments, but as a result, we moved forward,” Allen was pleased. Magic was led by Paolo Banchero with 21 points, 18 by Franz Wagner and 14 by Garry Harris. Orlando did not lead once in the entire game.
Play-off NBA – 1. kolo:
Eastern Conference – 2nd Matches:
Cleveland – Orlando 96:86, series status 2:0; New York – Philadelphia 104:101, series status 2:0.
Western Conference – Game 2:
Denver – LA Lakers 101:99, series stav 2:0.
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