In this first round of Playoffs, there were also some very balanced match-ups like New York-Philadelphia et Indiana-Milwauckee.
Legendary NBA opposition, the Knicks-76rs smelled of gunpowder. New York, which had done everything (a victory in overtime during the last regular season match) to find itself 2nd team in the East, had the misfortune of falling on the Philadelphia 76ers (7th team in the East) through the play inthe fault of several long weeks of absence of its star Joel Embiid. But the pivot is back in time and is present to face the Knicks even if he is seriously diminished (lack of rhythm, knee pain and even facial paralysis). The enticing duel on the sheet was also on the floor. The series has gone in all directions. New York won its first two matches at home by 7 then 3 points before losing by 11 points in Philly then winning and leading 3-1. We believe the Knicks are ready to end the series at home, especially since they led by 6 points with 26 seconds remaining in the 5th game, but like the entire series, the individuals of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid kept the 76ers in the matchup. Finally, thanks to a Jalen Brunson enormous throughout the matches and a very united collective, the Knicks snatched the 6th game from Philadephia to win 4-2 in total with ultimately only 1 point ahead of all of the scorings of all matches.
And in the next round, the Knicks will meet the Indiana Pacers who are, until now, the only team lower ranked at the end of the regular season than their opponent, the Milwauckee Bucks, to have advanced to the semi-finals of conference. Deprived of Giannis Antetokounmpo the whole series and without Damien Lillard a few games, the Bucks have only been treading water. In the midst of a crisis for several months, the discomfort of Milwauckee players was also felt in the Playoff despite some bursts of pride. Opposite, the Pacers led by the best distributor in the NBA, Tyrese Haliburtondid not need to be asked and folded the series 4-2 including two victories with more than 15 points.
If you’ve done the math correctly, there are still two series left. The two duels between the 4th and 5th in the regular season in the East and the West. Two ultra-contested duels between the Cavaliers and the Magic (3-2) and the Mavericks and the Clippers (3-2).
2024-05-03 11:58:41
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