On April 22, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs ended with 4 matchups, let's take a look at the latest situation and standings: Western Thunder narrowly defeated the Pelicans 94-92, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 109-97, the Eastern Celtics defeated the Heat 114-94, and the Bucks defeated the Pacers 109-94!
The Thunder narrowly won by 2 points
Let's look at the situation in the West first, the Thunder are the first in the West, and the Pelicans went through a brutal play-in tournament to advance as the 8th place. In this game, the shooting percentage of both teams was not high, the style was more retro, and no one could pull the difference apart, and the halftime was tied at 43. Jalen Williams scored nine points in the third quarter, Joe also hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder led by six points at 31-25 in the first quarter. In the final quarter, Wallan and Murphy helped the team to bite tightly, Jones and Yingge's goals helped the Pelicans overtake, Alexander stood up and scored 5 points in a row to regain the advantage, the Pelicans made the last attack, McCollum lost three points, the Pelicans fell short, and the Thunder 94-92 lucky to get off to a good start.
The warbler singer has an average feeling
The Thunder's tough opening game had a lot to do with the lack of playoff experience, no matter what, winning can build confidence, Alexander had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 11-of-24 shooting and 6-of-7 free throws, Williams contributed 19 points and 7 rebounds on 8-of-18 shooting, and Holmgren had 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Pelicans are not falling behind in the face of the first place in the West, and they are still missing Williamson, as long as they persist and believe in themselves, they have a chance to create a black eight, McCollum scored 20 points and 6 assists on 9-of-22 shooting, Varland 13 points and 20 rebounds, Murphy III scored 21 points, and Yingge scored 12 points and 6 rebounds on 5-of-17 shooting.
Harden 28+8
In the absence of Leonard, the Clippers beat the Mavericks 109-97 at home to take a 1-0 lead. In this game, Harden broke out in the first half and scored 20 points, leading the team to a 56-30 small climax, of which the Mavericks only scored 8 points in the second quarter, and the Mavericks fought back under the leadership of Doncic and Irving in the second half, but fell too far behind, and the Clippers did not make the mistake of being sluggish, and finally the Clippers ushered in a good start. The Clippers continued to play as a team, with five players scoring in double figures, with Harden scoring 28 points and eight assists, Zubac 20 points and 15 rebounds, George 22 points, and Mann and Westbrook both scoring 13 points. Mavericks players Doncic and Irving combined for 64 points and 20 rebounds.
Green Kai got off to a good start at home
Let's look at the results in the East, the Celtics and the Bucks are two favored teams also passed, Green Kai defeated the Heat who advanced to the 8th place 114-94 at home, Green Kai's home court is the home of the Devil, plus the Heat lacks Butler, there is a gap in the strength of the two teams on paper, Green Kai opened up the difference between the second and third quarters, and won by 27 points in the two quarters. Green Kai hit 22 three-pointers as a team, and the Otters handed over 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but only 1 of 8 shots from the outside, White scored 20 points. The Heat's top scorer was Bam Adebayo with 24 points and six rebounds.
Lillard scored 35 points in the half
The Bucks defeated the Pacers 109-94 in the absence of Antetokounmpo, and Lillard was on fire in the first half, scoring 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the first quarter and 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the second quarter, and the Bucks also took a 69-42 lead. Middleton took over the scoring load in the second half, contributing 15 points in the second two quarters, and Portis handed over 15 points and 11 rebounds. Pacers player Siakam had 36 points and 13 rebounds on 15-of-25 shooting, Haliburton had nine points, seven rebounds and eight assists on 4-of-7 shooting, and Turner had 17 points and eight rebounds.