Night of verdicts in the NBA play-offs. Denver e Oklahoma City they win respectively against Lakers e New Orleans and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. The defending champions Nuggets won 108-106 against Los Angeles in game 5 (4-1 series) at the end of a hard-fought match solved by a basket from Murray, decisive as in game 2, 4 seconds from the final siren. The star of the reigning champions finished with 32 points and 7 assists, Jokic he almost achieved a triple double with 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists. The yellow and purple fight until the end but give up despite a great performance from LeBron James with 30 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds, while Davis scored 17 points and 15 assists. Denver will take on Minnesota.
LeBron James
LeBron’s future: “Now I’m resting”
After the game, LeBron James did not want to talk about his future: “Now my attention will be turned to my family. I have a couple of months before the training camp in Las Vegas, I have to rest before the Olympics,” he said. The 39-year-old Lakers star could become a free agent this summer. The yellow-violet club, however, according to the US media, intends to offer him a “rich” three-year contract, to which LeBron James is unlikely to say “no”.
Mark Daigneault, who is the Oklahoma coach NBA coach of the year by our correspondent Massimo Basile 30 April 2024
Oklahoma is also ahead
They also pass the turn Thunderwho thanks to an 18-2 run in the last quarter closed the series 4-0 with the Pelicans (97-89). Williams leads Oklahoma City with 24 points and 8 rebounds, Gilgeous Alexander adds another 24. Finally Boston makes his game 4 against Miami (102-88) to go up 3-1 in the series. White achieved his best play-off performance with 38 points, stealing the show from Tatum (20 points and 11 rebounds) and Brown (17 points). Adebayo’s 25 points and 17 rebounds were useless for the Heat. The only discordant note for the Celtics was the injury suffered by Porzingis, who was forced off the pitch due to a slight ankle sprain which is a concern for the rest of the post season.
2024-04-30 10:03:24
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