The Orlando Magic are close to their third win against the Cleveland Cavaliers – but Franz Wagner can’t get through in the decisive attempt. Shorten Milwaukee and Philadelphia. The NBA playoffs on Wednesday morning.
Decisive moment in Cleveland: Evan Mobley blocks Franz Wagner (No. 22). Getty Images
After two dominant home games and a 2-2 tie in the conference quarterfinals against the Cavs, the Magic traveled to Ohio in good spirits. However, one close game later, Cleveland is back in the lead in the series and only needs one more game win to eliminate their opponent.
At 103:104, the guests from Florida were much closer to success than in the first two games at the start. With six seconds left, Franz Wagner moved to the basket with an eye on the equalizer. But Evan Mobley had something against it, the Cavs’ 22-year-old forward blocked the world champion of the same age. Orlando had to foul, Cleveland remained strong at the line. In the end, Paolo Banchero was only able to shorten the final score with a three-pointer.
With the final goal, Banchero increased his tally to 39 points that evening (8 rebounds, 4 assists), while Wagner (14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) did not come close to his gala performance in the fourth duel, while brother Moritz collected eight points and two rebounds. The two Berliners were consistently booed and booed by fans in Ohio because of their college past at the not-too-distant University of Michigan. As is often the case, Donovan Mitchell stood out among the opponents (28), while Darius Garland had 23.
On Saturday night (1 a.m. CEST), the Magic have to win in their own hall in order to force the decisive seventh game on May 5th. Then again, the Cavs would have home advantage.
Maxey dupes the Knicks – Bucks compensate for Giannis’ loss
The New York Knicks around Isaiah Hartenstein missed out on early entry into the next round. The 25-year-old center lost 106:112 to the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden with the New York Knicks. Tyrese Maxey led “Philly” to an important second victory. First, the guard saved his team in overtime with a long three-pointer, before finally becoming the outstanding man in the Big Apple with 46 points (seven three-pointers), five rebounds and nine assists. Big man Joel Embiid was dealing with migraines beforehand, but still managed a triple-double (19/16/10).
The Knicks’ best thrower was again Jalen Brunson with 40 points, Hartenstein had six points, seven rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes. The Knicks want to convert the second match point on Thursday (local time) in Philadelphia, then again certainly supported by numerous fans traveling with them.
A third series in the East is also open: the weakened Milwaukee Bucks managed to make it 2:3 with a 115:92 win against the Indiana Pacers. Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis carried their team to victory with 29 points each. The two stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard were again missing due to injuries. Game six takes place on Friday (local time) in Indianapolis.
2024-05-01 07:51:10
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