The Celtics accelerate and leave Marc Gasol and Ibaka one step away from elimination

The

are serious.

At last.

After a year and a half with more doubts than realities, the departure of

, the arrival of

and the explosion of the 'Jays',

, have launched the present and future of the franchise, bringing it closer to a conference final that they have not stepped on since 2018.

could await them there

, a rival a priori more affordable than the

March

, who seemed intractable.

A balanced tie in which they would fight to return to the

(2010).

Before,

have to fire the last bullet against the

, current NBA champions.

Those of

managed to recover from the fateful opening 2-0 of the series, but succumbed in the fifth game, weighed down by the good defense of Boston and the doubts in their attack.

The loss of

, the last MVP of the final, seems too heavy a slab in the important stages of the big games.

The difference went to 20 points too soon, and the Celtics did not allow to recover the distance.

Toronto missed its star, and neither

(10 points), nor

(zero in 14 minutes) nor Pascal Siakam (10) had the night needed to save their team.

The Canadians paid for the physical effort to regain 2-0 and are now one step away from elimination and with the feeling that the forces in Boston are much greater.

After mismanaging the lead in the tie, the team's young stars got back on their feet in the fifth game and regained their sensations.

, Kemba at 21, Tatum at 18 and ten rebounds ...

When the Clippers want ...

An

in the final minutes allowed the Clippers avoid

in their series against the

.

Those of

left only score ten points to his rival in the final eight minutes and were able to

overcome a nine goals to finish conquering and clearing his way to the final of the Western Conference.

113-107.

And it is that when

have 'their' night it is difficult to find two stars that are so decisive on both sides of the track.

If they are joined by the scoring potential of Lou Williams and the physical defense of Harrell, we are facing the great favorite to put on the championship ring.

George scored 32 points with five triples

, and was especially involved in defense, where he wiped out

(14 points).

Kawhi, for his part, had 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.

Williams had 10 and Harrell 11. And beyond the points, the Clippers leave the feeling that when they want to accelerate a march on defense and attack, no one can follow them.

Nikola Jokic

played a superb game with

, while Michael Porter Jr added 18 and ten rebounds for the Nuggets, who accused their lack of success in the final minutes and now they will have to come back from the tie.

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