The NBA playoffs continued, in which the Lakers returned to their home court and lost to the Nuggets 105-112, and the series score became 0-3, just one step away from elimination! The 76ers returned to their home court to defeat the Knicks 125-114 and make the series 1-2! Coincidentally, the Magic also beat the Cavaliers 121-83 at home and stubbornly pulled one back!!
1. Zhan Mei scored 59 points! Jokic 24+15+9, Porter Gordon combined 49+25! The Nuggets defeated the Lakers 112-105, and the big score became 3-0 in three consecutive reversals!
The Lakers hosted the Nuggets, who lost two games in a row in their last game, and the Nuggets now have a 2-0 lead in the overall score. In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers took the lead, and Zhan Mei dunked one after another! The Lakers still had a strong 8-0 lead at the beginning! Thick eyebrows even killed all sides, and Kicic received two fouls in less than half a day! With thick eyebrows, Watson dunked with both arms! The Lakers led the Nuggets by 10 points 33-23, and thick eyebrows scored 12 points in a single quarter! Although Jokic and Gordon scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the first quarter, the remaining 7 people on the court totaled 2-of-13, causing the scene to fall into passivity!
After returning in the second quarter, the Lakers played a decent game as a whole, James forced Murray to make a layup, and the rest of the players led by Murray on the Nuggets side gradually found their touch, and played a wave of chasing to 43-47 only 4 points!
In the third quarter, the Lakers' state continued to decline, and the Nuggets quickly reversed the situation and launched a 15-4 offensive to exceed 10 points; the situation took a sharp turn, and Zhan Mei scored one after another to lead the team to chase the score! Jokic picked up the board on James's head and strengthened 2+1! The Nuggets overtook the Lakers by 8 points 83-75!
At the beginning of the last quarter, Porter Jr. had no solution to cut points in the middle distance, James made a mistake and dribbled his leg out of bounds, and Jokic crushed the thick eyebrows and wondered 2+1!
The Nuggets have been producing steadily, firmly controlling the 10-point advantage, and although the Lakers started in the countdown stage, it was too late to create much of a threat. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 112-105 away to win the match point, and the overall score was 3-0.
Data aspect
Lakers Davis 33 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, James 26 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Reaves 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Russell 0 points, Dinwiddie 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Nuggets Gordon 29 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, Porter 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Jokic 24 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, Murray 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Pope 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
2. Embiid scored 50 points!Brunson 39+13!76ers 125-114 Knicks!1-2!
The 76ers host the Knicks, who previously took a 2-0 lead. In the first quarter, the 76ers took the lead, Embiid singled in the low post, and Harris also made a layup, and the 76ers started the game 4-0. Anunoby opened the three-point line, Embiid made two fouls and hit two free throws, Hatten threw in response, and the scores of the two teams were tight all the way. The Knicks led the 76ers by two points at 29-27 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Bojan fired from the three-point line, Batum fired firepower, Hatten threw and hit again, Payne continued to fire with three points, and the two sides continued to tug of war, with Brunson scoring two points on a layup, the Knicks led the 76ers by three points at 58-55.
In the second half, Hart hit a layup, Embiid hit a mid-range dry jumper, Maxey glided and dunked, and the 76ers chased down only 1 point, and then the 76ers played a wave of 14-9 offensive to surpass the Knicks by 7 points. Brunson and Hart scored back-to-back points to help the Knicks stop the bleeding, and with Embiid hitting a three-pointer, the 76ers led the Knicks by 13 points, 85-72.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Maxey scored 4 points in a row, Brunson responded with 2 points, Harden also had a second offense, Embiid made a three-point foul and hit another three-pointer, Hart and Anunoby scored 8 points in a row, Lowry scored 4 points in a row to help 76 stabilize the lead, Brunson made 2 free throws, and the Knicks trailed by 10 points. After that, the 76ers steadily defeated the Knicks 125-114 and tied the series to 1-2.
Data aspect
76ers Embiid 50 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Maxey 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Oubre 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Lowry 9 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds, Batum 4 points and 6 rebounds, Payne 11 points and 3 assists, Harris 8 points and 5 rebounds!
Nixbus Brunson 39 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists, Hart 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, Anunoby 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Harten 14 points and 4 rebounds, DiVincenzo 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Bojan 5 points and 3 rebounds!
3. Banchero punched 31+14 in the third quarter, Suggs contributed 24 points in 9 of 11, Mitchell only scored 13 points, and the Magic beat the Cavaliers by 38 points 121-82, and the score was 1-2!
In this game, the Magic sat at home to face the Cavaliers, and in the first quarter of the game, the Cavaliers played a dream start of 6-0, and the Magic immediately responded with a wave of 9-4 to catch up with the score. The two teams then fell into a tug-of-war. At the end of the quarter, the Magic exploded into an 18-7 offensive wave to end the first quarter with a 10-point advantage at 31-21.
In the second quarter, the two teams launched a battle of offense, Mobley scored a layup, Fultz made 2 fouls and made 2 free throws, Garland returned with three points, Isaac also had a long shot, and the Magic went 6-0 to widen the difference to 15 points. The Cavaliers played a wave of 6-1 small surge to chase the points, and Banchero led the Magic to a wave of 10-0 to 21 points. Mitchell scored five points at the end of the quarter, and the Magic led the Cavaliers by 16 points at halftime.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Magic continued to feel, and there was another wave of 11-6, and the lead difference came to 21 points again. Then Suggs, Wagner Jr., Fultz, and Banchero hit one after another, and the Cavaliers fell into a scoring drought, and the difference between the two teams reached 35 points at the end of the third quarter.
Shortly after the start of the final quarter, the difference between the two teams reached 43 points, and the game was reduced to garbage time. In the end, the Magic defeated the Cavaliers by 38 points at home 121-83 to tie the series at 1-2.
Data aspect
Magic Banchero 31 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, Suggs 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Wagner Jr. 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Fultz 11 points and 2 boards, Anthony 10 points and 3 assists, Isaac 8 points and 2 boards, Big Wagner 2 points and 6 boards!
Cavaliers Mitchell 13 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Garland 5 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Allen 15 points and 8 boards, LeVert 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Mobley Jr. 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks, Strus 4 points!