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On April 7, Beijing time, a total of 4 NBA focus games were played, especially several key battles, which were played wide open. Let's take a look at today's results and highlights.
Cavaliers 97-116 Lakers
The Cavaliers are third in the East, only one win away from the Bucks in second place, and they are facing the desperate pursuit of the Magic and the Knicks behind them, only one win ahead, and will lose the top 4 rankings if they are not careful. The Lakers are currently in good shape, and have rushed to 8th place in the West, sitting on 8 and looking at 6, and the situation is very good.
The Lakers, who were playing at home, controlled the rhythm of the game in the fourth quarter steadily, leading the Cavaliers from the beginning, with the scores of 36-33, 29-23, 25-22, 26-19 in the four quarters, and finally defeated the Cavaliers 116-97 without suspense, ushering in a four-game winning streak. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, lost two in a row and missed the opportunity to surpass the Bucks.
Russell was in good shape in this game, scoring 28 points in 31 minutes, shooting 6 of 12 three-pointers, and reaching a plus/minus of +21. James played 35 minutes, shooting 10-of-18 from the field and finishing with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, with a plus/minus of +10. Thick eyebrows 22+13+4, plus or minus +8.
Cavaliers guard Garland scored a team-high 26 points, while starting center Allen scored just 12 points.
Pistons 103-113 Nets
The Pistons are still the vice president of the East, and the Nets are 11th in the East, with only 31 wins and 47 losses, and they are still far from the play-in tournament.
After the opening game, the Pistons played proactively, once played 19-0, and the first quarter was also 35-23, leading the Nets by a large score. The Pistons were 22-23 in the second quarter and still had a lead of more than 10 points. In the third quarter, the Pistons played 83-75 and still led by 8 points, but in the fourth quarter, the situation changed abruptly, relying on the excellent play of Thomas and Schroder, the Nets successfully overtook the score, and finally won 113-103 at home against the Pistons, winning two consecutive wins.
76ers 116-96 Grizzlies
The 76ers have won 3 in a row, sitting firmly in the 8th position in the East, and only 2 wins away from the 4th place in the East. The Grizzlies are in 13th place in the West and have no desires.
The two teams played a close game in the first quarter, with the 76ers only leading by 5 points at 28-23, but the score began to expand to 62-42 in the second quarter, and they had a 20-point lead. In the second two quarters, the Grizzlies began to chase points, but they were unable to recover, and finally the 76ers defeated the Grizzlies 116-96, ushering in a four-game winning streak and continuing to bite the Heat.
In this quarter, Embiid played 22 minutes and got a big double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds, with good efficiency, Oubre 17+5+5, plus/minus +9. The highest score on the Grizzlies side was Pippen with 24 points, and forward Jackson with 17+6.
Hawks 110-142 Nuggets
The Hawks are currently 10th in the East, 1.5 wins away from the ninth-placed Bulls, and if they lose again, it will be difficult to get home-court advantage in the play-offs. The Nuggets are second in the West, with 53 wins and the Timberwolves, who are first in the West, and a win in this game will return to the top of the table.
In the first quarter, Pope scored consecutive points for the Nuggets, Johnson continued to chase points through breakthroughs, and Hunter also played well, but at the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led by 7 points at 33-26. Jackson scored five points in a row in the second quarter, and then the Hawks started the scoring mode, Bogdanovic and Matthews scored back-to-back points, and the Nuggets called a timeout. At the end of the two quarters, the Nuggets led by 13 points at 69-56. In the third quarter, the Nuggets continued to open the offensive mode, while the Hawks were habitually playing alone, lacking some groups and tactics, and lost 30-42 in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter, Capela hit a hook shot, Watson received 2 assists from Jackson and scored 4 more points, and the Nuggets went on another 6-0, and the Hawks had little hope. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Hawks 142-110 at home, and once again overtook the Timberwolves to occupy the first place in the West.
The Nuggets had 6 double-doubles, Pope and Porter scored 24 points and 20 points respectively, guard Murray played 35 minutes and got a double-double of 14 points and 12 assists, and center Jokic got a triple-double, 19+14+11, and also became the best player of the game. The Hawks also had six double-doubles, with center Capela scoring a double-double of 19 points + 12 rebounds.
Up-to-date leaderboards
After 4 games, there have been new changes in the rankings of the East and West, especially the Nuggets surpassed the Timberwolves to rise to the top of the table, and the Lakers to 8th.
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