On April 23, Beijing time, a total of three games were arranged in the NBA playoffs, and at the end of today's game, the Cavaliers and Knicks both led their opponents by 2:0, and the Lakers were reversed by the Nuggets with a maximum lead of 20 points, and the series fell behind 0-2.
Magic 86-96 Knights
The Magic fell behind all over the court, the Cavaliers won the game 30-18 in the first quarter, and the difference between the two sides once reached 22 points in the final quarter, and finally the Cavaliers won easily at home, and after winning this game, the Cavaliers led 2-0 in the series, and the third game between the two sides will be played at the Magic home court. Magic's Banchero had 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, F. Wagner had 18 points and 7 boards, and Harris had 14 points and 4 boards. For the Cavaliers, Mitchell had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Mobley had 17 points and 7 boards, Allen had 16 points, 20 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Garland had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
76ers 101-104 Knicks
Embiid scored 12 points and 8 rebounds in the first quarter, Maxey scored 9 points, the 76ers led by 7 points at 25-18, Brunson and Hart combined to score 20 points in the second quarter, the Knicks won 31-28 in a single quarter, although Embiid scored 13 points in the third quarter, but the rest of the 76ers only scored 8 points in total, the Knicks blossomed more, they won by 9 points 30-21 in this quarter, and with 47 seconds left in the final quarter, the 76ers overtook the Knicks by 5 points at 101-96, but Brunson and DiVincenzo hit two three-pointers in a row to turn the tide of the game, and finally the 76ers lost by 3 points。 Maxey had 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, Embiid 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Harris 10 points and 9 boards, Knicks Brunson 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Hart 21 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, DiVincenzo 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Harten 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Anunoby 10 points and 4 boards. After this game, the Knicks led 2-0 in the first-round series, and the next game between the two sides will be moved to the 76ers' home court.
Lakers 99-101 Nuggets
In the first quarter, the Lakers shot 52.4%, Davis scored 10 points and 5 boards on 4-of-5 shooting, Russell contributed 9 points on 3-of-3 three-pointers, Jokic of the Nuggets scored 10 points and 10 boards in a single quarter, and the Lakers led 28-24 after 12 minutes, and the Lakers' best performance in the second quarter was Davis and Russell, the former scored 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting, and the latter hit 3 three-pointers to contribute 9 points and 3 assists, and the Lakers led the Nuggets by 15 points at halftime 59-44.
2 minutes into the third quarter, the Lakers played 9-4 and then led the Nuggets by 20 points at 68-48, 4 minutes and 38 seconds The Nuggets chased the score to 61-74, after three quarters, the Lakers led the Nuggets by 10 points 79-69, and 6 minutes and 45 seconds in the final quarter, Murray hit 2 points after the Nuggets only fell behind 81-83, James hit 3 consecutive points to help the Lakers lead expand to 8 points again, with 2 minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, Jokic hit a three-point success, the Nuggets fell behind 92-93 by 1 point, 1 minute and 15 seconds, the two sides tied 95-95, and then the two sides tied 97, 99 draws, Murray hit a stunner at the last moment, the Nuggets completed a 20-point reversal, and the Lakers hated away.
After the reversal of the Lakers, the Nuggets led 2-0 in the first-round series, and the third game between the two sides will be played on the Lakers' home court (it is worth mentioning that the Lakers have lost 10 consecutive games against the Nuggets). The Lakers Davis had 32 points and 11 boards, Russell had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, James had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Reaves had 9 points and 6 boards, Hachimura had 3 points and 5 boards, and Prince had 6 points and 3 boards. For the Nuggets, Jokic had 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, Porter had 22 points and 9 boards, Gordon had 14 points and 7 boards, Murray had 20 points and 5 assists, Pope had 6 points and 3 assists, and Braun had 10 points.