On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to be in full swing, the 76ers took the lead in sweeping the Nets 4-0 to become the first team to advance to the second round, the Suns beat the Clippers 3-0, plus the Nuggets 3-1 lead the Timberwolves, the Suns and Nuggets have won the game point. The remaining five sets of the series were all 2-1 overall, with the difference being that the Grizzlies, Bucks and Cavaliers were 1-2 down in the regular season rankings, while the Celtics and Kings were 2-1 ahead.
A group of 4-0: 76ers swept the Nets 4-0 to advance
The 76ers became the first team to advance in the first round of this year's playoffs, and the 76ers still beat the Nets 96-88 on the road despite Embiid's injury in G4. In this case, the 76ers swept 4-0 in four straight games to advance to the second round of this year's playoffs, while the Nets became the first playoff team in the first game.
Group 3-0: The Nuggets led the Timberwolves 3-0 to win the game point
The Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 120-111 on the road in the G3 game the day before, led by Jokic's triple-double, and won the game point 3-0 on aggregate. If the Nuggets win the next game, they will be the first team in the West to advance to the second round, and hopefully the second team after the 76ers to complete the first round sweep.
Group 3-1: Suns led the Clippers 3-1 to win the game point
With Leonard continuing to be absent due to injury, Wilson still scored 37 points on 0 free throws in the game, but could not stop the Big Four Suns. Durant bombed 31+11+6, plus Booker 30+9+7, and Paul 19 points and 9 assists and Ayton 15+13. After losing their first game, the Suns have won three straight games to win 3-1 on aggregate to claim match points. Given the injury of the pepper duo, the Suns will hopefully settle the fight and make the cut when they return home next time.
Three groups 1-2: Grizzlies 1-2 Lakers, Bucks 1-2 Heat, Cavaliers 1-2 Knicks
Two top-ranked teams lost on the road this day, with the Grizzlies trailing by 26 points at 9-35 in the first quarter, trailing by as many as 29 points in the game. Although the Grizzlies stubbornly fought back to chase points, the attention was more stolen by Dillon's attack on the crotch, James was ejected, and the Grizzlies also lost to the Lakers who trailed 1-2 on aggregate.
As for the Bucks, who lack alphabet brothers, they were beaten by the Heat 99-121, and now the Bucks are 1-2 behind on aggregate. The Cavaliers lost by 20 points in the G3 game, also trailing 1-2 on aggregate.
Two groups 2-1: Green Army 2-1 Hawks, Kings 2-1 Warriors
In addition, the Celtics lost 122-130 to the Hawks in G3, but still led 2-1 on aggregate and were the more optimistic side to advance. The Kings lost to the Warriors 97-114 in G3 and still lead the Warriors 2-1 on aggregate.
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