Today, there are 3 NBA games, CCTV5 broadcasts Harden PK Doncic, and the naturalized players of the Chinese men's basketball team play
On the morning of April 24 (today, Wednesday), Beijing time, the second leg of the first round of the 2023-2024 NBA (American Professional Basketball League) playoffs (East and West quarterfinals) will be staged in three matchups, and the format is a best-of-seven system. China Central Radio and Television will broadcast one of them live on TV, and all three major platforms will broadcast live on the network and mobile phones.
At 10 a.m., the NBA playoffs Western Conference first round (quarterfinals) G2 (second round), the Los Angeles Clippers continued to sit at the Staples Center arena and hosted the Dallas Mavericks.
There are three major platforms for live broadcasting, namely CCTV Sports Channel (CCTV5), Shanghai SITV Jinbang Sports and ESPN and other American TV stations in the United States. In the first-round matchup, the Clippers, who ranked fourth in the West in the regular season, defeated the Mavericks, who ranked fifth in the West, 109-97 at home, and got off to a good start in the series. The Clippers quickly got into the groove after the opening, going 34-22 in the first quarter and scoring 22 points in the second, but allowed the Mavericks to score a pitiful 8 points and lead by 26 points in the first half, confirming the victory early.
The Clippers had five players in double figures, and among the Big Four, Leonard was absent, and the bearded Harden had 28 points and 8 assists.
Paul George scored 22 points, Westbrook came off the bench to score 13 points, and Zubac had a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Slovenian star Doncic scored a game-high 33 points, plus 13 rebounds and six assists, while Irving had 31 points, seven rebounds and four assists, but among the other players, only Washington scored in double figures with only 11 points.
At 7:30 a.m., in the second leg of the Western Conference quarterfinals, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who ranked third in the regular season, continued to sit at home against the sixth-ranked Phoenix Suns, and the broadcast platform was broadcast live in the United States.
In the first-round matchup, the Timberwolves beat the Suns 120-95 at home. The Timberwolves scored five double-doubles, Edwards scored 33 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Towns 19 points, Gobert 14 points and 16 rebounds, Walker 18 points, and Chinese men's basketball naturalized player Li Kaier came off the bench to score only 2 points. The Suns scored double-doubles, and among the Big Three, Durant had 31 points and 7 rebounds, Devin Booker had 18 points and 5 assists, and Bradley Beal had 15 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.
At 8:30 a.m., in the second leg of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Milwaukee Bucks, ranked third in the East, continued to play at home against the sixth-ranked Indiana Pacers, and Tencent Video broadcast live.
In the first round, the Bucks took the lead at home, beating the Pacers 109-94. In the absence of Antetokounmpo, the Bucks scored four points, Lillard chipped in 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and the two players had a double-double, Middleton had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Portis had 15 points and 11 rebounds. For the Pacers, Siakam scored 36 points and Haliburton had nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
What are the results of today's three NBA playoffs?