The role of the Brooklyn Nets' Big Three against the Boston Celtics, the suspense of the duel between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat, the surprise that Luka Doncic gave against the Los Angeles Clippers, the triumph of Damian Lillard's Blazers against the Denver Nuggets ... The first night of the Playoffs had it all and promised very even playoffs in this opening round.
The presence of Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant together was long overdue, but then it was the key that allowed the Nets to beat the Celtics 104-93 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference first-round series they dispute. best of seven. Although they did not have the brightest start, giving a poor image, little by little they found the rhythm of the game and Durant finished with 32 points and 12 rebounds that left him in front of the winning attack of the Nets. Irving was charged with scoring another 29 points and Harden flirted with a triple-double after scoring 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, in what was just the ninth appearance of the three together this season. All three combined for 0 of 11 on shots from outside the perimeter in the first half,but they returned to the Barclays Center court to start the third period with a 18-4 streak that gave the Nets the lead on the scoreboard and never lost it again. Durant, Irving and Harden scored 28 of the Nets' 31 points in the third period.
Milwaukee avoids surprise
Giannis Antetokounmpo
He once again became the leader of the Bucks by contributing a double-double of 26 points with 18 rebounds and led them to a 109-107 victory in overtime against the Heat. The Greek and his team needed decisive plays by Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday in the closing seconds of overtime, when one scored the winning basket and the other put the plug that prevented Jimmy Butler from making the last 3-point attempt. Butler, who finished as the Heat's third-leading scorer, scored the tying basket at 99 when the horn sounded late in regulation and forced overtime. Middleton with 27 points, including the winning basket, six rebounds and six assists, was the leading scorer, along with Holiday, who also contributed a double-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds,three assists and three steals that made the difference in favor of the Bucks.
Doncic, an alien in Los Angeles
Luka Doncic
arrived at the
Staples Center
and with a triple-double of 31 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds led the
Dallas Mavericks
to a 102-113 victory against the
Los Angeles Clippers
, who lost the field advantage and were once again the negative surprise in the playoffs.
Tim Hardaway Jr
.
added 21 points, while Dorian Finney-Smith had another 18. Doncic and Hardaway Jr. each had five 3-pointers while Finney-Smith had four steals and the Mavericks finished with 47 percent on shots from outside the perimeter (17 -36).
Kawhi Leonard posted
a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers leader, while
Paul George
he had another 23 points, but missed 12 of 18 shots from the field, including 6 of 8 3-point attempts.
Trouble for Jokic
Point
guard
Damian Lillard
added 34 points, including five triples, with 13 assists and led the
Trail Blazers
to a 109-123 surprise victory over the
Nuggets
.
Along with Lillard, six other players had double-digit numbers, including
Carmelo Anthony
who as a reserve had 18 points.
While Serbian center
Nikola Jokic
, favorite to achieve the MVP, got a double-double of
34 points and 15
rebounds and was the best of the Nuggets, but could not avoid the defeat of his team and the loss of the field advantage .
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