The MVP you don’t expect is TJ McConnell, the Pacers’ point guard who recorded the career high in points in the Playoffs and tied for assists (20+9).
Second consecutive exit in the first round of the Playoffs for Milwaukee, still without Antetokounmpo and with Lillard who tried to return from injury only to have no regrets.
The match breaks down already in the first period, with the hosts posting a 23-3 run from which they will never go back; when Milwaukee returns to -8 (78-85) 6 minutes from the end, it is once again McConnell who leads his team’s 11-0 lead with a couple of bombs in a row.
Milwaukee Bucks @ Indiana Pacers 98-120
Bucks: Lillard 28, Portis 20 + 15 rimbalzi, Lopez 20.
Pacers: Toppin 21, McConnell 20, Siakam 19.
Josh Hart scores the decisive triple with 24 seconds left, which ends Phila’s hopes and sends the Knicks to the clash with Indiana in the second round of the Playoffs.
The Knicks immediately started well and even reached +22 already in the first quarter (33-11), but Phila did not lose his composure and closed the first half with a run of 32-15 in the second quarter (also thanks to 5 triples by Hield). ahead (51-54). When the Sixers reach +10 in the middle of the third period (61-71), it is the Knicks who remain calm and come back into contact, until the final actions in which they seal the passage to the next round.
NY Knicks @ Philadelphia 76ers 118-115
Knicks: Brunson 41 + 12 assist, DiVincenzo 23, Anunoby 19.
Sixers: Embiid 39 + 13 rebounds, Hield 20, Maxey & Oubre Jr . 17.
2024-05-03 06:05:39
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