Today!NBA playoffs 2 games, Heat PK76ers, Bulls VS Hawks, CCTV5 no live broadcast
On the morning of April 18 (today), Beijing time, the 2023-2024 NBA (American Professional Basketball League) playoff play-offs continued, and two matchups in the East were staged. Because it is not the NBA broadcast day of China Central Radio and Television, there are no live broadcast plans on major CCTV sports platforms, including CCTV5, and local stations such as Shanghai Five Star Sports will not broadcast live on TV. However, there are three major platforms that conduct live broadcasts on the web and mobile phones.
Yesterday, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs played out two matchups.
The 40-year-old LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the Purple and Gold to an away win for the Los Angeles Lakers, beating the New Orleans Pelicans with Zion, McCollum, Ingram, Valanciunas and other giants 110-106. The Golden State Warriors, who boast the Splash Brothers Curry, Klay Thompson and Chris Paul, lost 94-118 to the Sacramento Kings led by Fox and Sabonis Jr
The Los Angeles Lakers, who finished eighth in the West during the regular season, will face the defending champion Denver Nuggets led by Serbian center Jokic in the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Golden State Warriors, who finished 10th in the West during the regular season, said goodbye to this season.
The seventh-place Pelicans in the regular season West will face the Kings, who finished ninth in the West in the regular season, and the winner will face off against Alexander's Western Conference regular-season champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the Western Conference quarterfinals.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the Miami Heat played away against the Philadelphia 76ers, and a total of two major platforms were broadcast, namely Tencent Video and ESPN and other American TV stations in the United States. The Heat, led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, who finished runners-up in the NBA Finals last season, have been relatively mediocre this season, finishing eighth in the regular season in the Eastern Conference with a 46-36 record.
76ers star Embiid was plagued by injuries and was suspended for the final part of the regular season, finishing seventh in the Eastern Conference regular season behind fellow Indiana Pacers at 47-35. The winner of this game will advance to the quarterfinals for a best-of-seven series against the New York Knicks, the runner-up in the regular season in the East.
At 9:30 a.m., the Chicago Bulls played the Atlanta Hawks at home, and the two major platforms for the broadcast were Shanghai SITV Exciting Sports and National Live Broadcast.
The Bulls, led by DeRozan and LaVine, finished ninth in the Eastern Conference regular season early, with a 39-43 record.
Trae Young's Hawks suffered six straight defeats in the final stage of the regular season after confirming their playoff spot early but failing to further improve their rankings, ranking 10th in the East with 36 losses and 46 losses. The winner of this game will face the loser between the 76ers and the Heat, and the winner will face the Eastern Conference regular-season champion Green Army Boston led by Tatum in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, and the loser will be eliminated.
What are the results of today's two NBA games?