On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today ended three more games, the top teams continued to defend their home court and win, the total score expanded to 2-0, the Nuggets beat the Lakers 101-99, the Knicks reversed the 76ers 104-101, and the Cavaliers defeated the Magic 96-86!
Murray lore
Let's take a look at the situation in the West first, the series between the Lakers and the Nuggets is exciting, today's game, thick eyebrows and Russell broke out in the first three quarters, thick eyebrows handed over 32 points in the third quarter, Russell also hit 7 three-pointers, the Lakers led the Nuggets by up to 20 points, but in the crucial fourth quarter, the Nuggets woke up again, how did Murray shoot, the Nuggets continued to narrow the difference, Lao Zhan hit two three-pointers in a row, and a one-stop dunk of the steal helped the Lakers take a slight lead, and Porter Jr. hit a key three-point equalizer.
The Lakers fell short
The last offense and defense between the two sides, Lao Zhan missed a three-point shot from the outside, and Murray faced a shot with thick eyebrows, and finally the Nuggets reversed the Lakers 101-99, leading the total score 2-0! In these two games, the Nuggets completed the reversal in the case of falling behind, and have to admire the Nuggets' heritage and the ability to make key shots in the final quarter, Murray handed over 20 points and 5 assists today, 14 points were scored in the final quarter, Jokic cut 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists A big triple-double, Porter Jr. hit 6 three-pointers and contributed 22 points and 9 assists, Gordon 14 points.
The Nuggets have beaten the Lakers 10 times in a row
The Lakers definitely have a chance to take away the victory today, but they still fall short, and they have lost to the Nuggets for the 10th time in a row, thick eyebrows contributed 32 points and 11 rebounds on 14-of-19 shooting, and did not score in the final quarter, Russell scored 23 points and 6 assists on 8-of-16 shooting + 7 three-pointers, and Lao Zhan scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists on 9-of-19 shooting, and scored 12 points in the final quarter.
The 76ers trailed 2-0 overall
We shifted our attention to the East, the 76ers also wasted opportunities today, and in the final quarter, they played a 19-6 attack wave to determine a 5-point lead, but due to consecutive mistakes to hit the Knicks to hit a three-point shot, Maxey's breakthrough was blocked by a big hat, Anunoby made 2 free throws, Embiid missed a three-point tie from a distance, and finally the 76ers lost again 101-104, with a total score of 0-2, Maxey scored 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists on 22 shots and 12 shots, and Embiid scored 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 12 shots from 29 shots. The Knicks had five players in double figures, with Brunson contributing 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists on 8-of-29 shooting, Hart with 21 points and 15 rebounds and DiVincenzo with 19 points.
The knight defeats the magic
The game between the Cavaliers and the Magic was another low score, with both sides failing to score more than 100 points in two consecutive games, and the Magic did not score more than 90 points in two consecutive games, losing 86-96 on the road today. In this game, the Cavaliers scored five double-doubles, Mitchell scored 23 points and 8 rebounds on 9-of-22 shooting, Allen had 16 points and 20 rebounds, Mobley had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Garland had 15 points, and Okoro had 10 points. Magic player stats: Banchero scored 21 points on 9-of-20 shooting, Wagner had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Harris had 14 points.