On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and after four games today, the 76ers and the Bucks lost to their opponents, and faced elimination with a score of 1-3 in the first round of the series; Leonard was absent, Harden and George teamed up to score 66 points, and the Clippers narrowly defeated the Mavericks to regain home-court advantage; the Suns lost four games in a row and were swept out.
76ers 92-97 Knicks: The 76ers who were playing at home had a chance to tie the series today, but they did not maintain a lead of up to 12 points in the first quarter, although Embiid cut 27 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, but his efficiency was not high, shooting only 7 of 19, and Embiid only scored a pitiful 1 point on 0 of 5 shots in the crucial final quarter! Another core Maxey scored just 23 points on 21 shots (plus six rebounds and six assists), with Oubre scoring 19 points and Harris scoring 10 points and eight rebounds in the starting lineup. Knicks star Brunson shot 18 of 34 from the field and scored 47 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, and in the last 6 minutes of the game, Brunson scored 7 of the team's 9 points and led the team to harvest the game, Anunoby had 16 points and 14 boards, and Hart had 4 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 hats. After this game, the Knicks led the 76ers 3-1 in the first-round series, and the fifth game between the two sides will start in New York.
Clippers 116-111 Mavericks: With Kawhi Leonard sidelined, the Clippers led the Mavericks by 23 points 39-16 in the first quarter and extended the margin to 31 points in the second quarter...... With 5 and a half minutes left in the second quarter, the Mavericks launched a crazy counterattack, and with 2 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks finally filled the hole and overtook the score to 105-104, however, the Clippers Harden and George were in really good shape today, and after the Mavericks overtook the score, they teamed up to contribute 6 points to the Clippers to seal the victory. Over the court, George scored 33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals on 11-of-19 shooting (7-of-10 three-pointers), Harden scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 12-of-17 shooting (4-of-5 three-pointers), Zubac had 13 points and 4 boards, and Mann and Powell each had 11 points. On the Mavericks' side, Irving scored a game-high 40 points plus seven rebounds and five assists, shooting 14-of-25 from the field, 6-of-12 from three-point range, and 14 points in the final quarter, Doncic contributed a triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, shooting 10-of-24 from the field, 1-of-9 from three-point range, and scoring nine points in the final quarter, Jones had 14 points and seven boards, and Washington had 10 points and four boards. After this game, the Clippers regained home-court advantage, and the series score came to a 2-2 draw, and the battle of Tianwang Mountain will return to the Clippers' home court.
Bucks 113-126 Pacers: The Bucks' two core brothers and Lillard were all sidelined, they only trailed by 3 points in the first half 64-67, and the Bucks' shooting percentage fell below 35% in the third quarter, and the Pacers took the opportunity to extend the lead to double digits. After losing this game, the Bucks fell behind 1-3 in the first-round series, and they are currently the only team in the top half of the East and West to fall behind by a large score, and the fifth game between the two sides will return to Milwaukee. For the Bucks, Lopez had 27 points and nine boards, Middleton had 25 points, 10 boards and five assists, and Beasley had 20 points and three boards. The Pacers shot 22-of-43 three-pointers, Turner had 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Haliburton had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Andrew had 15 points and 9 assists, and Siakam, Nesmith and Toppin each scored 13 points.
Timberwolves 122-116 Suns: The Phoenix Suns face a pivotal game today to go home fishing or play back to Minnesota. The game was extremely scorching, with both sides leading or trailing by no more than five points in the first half, and after Booker hit a midcourt whistle shot, the Suns led the Timberwolves by five points at 61-56. At halftime, Towns scored 15 points and 5 boards, McDaniels 11 points, Gobert and Edwards each scored 9 points, and on the Suns' side, Durant scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks on 7-of-10 shooting, and Booker had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
The two teams continued to fight in the third quarter, the two sides tied 7 times, 7 times alternated leads, the Timberwolves trailed by 2 points 90-92 before the start of the final quarter, it is worth mentioning that the Suns scored 31 points in the third quarter, Booker scored 18 points, Durant scored 11 points, and the rest only Nurkic scored 2 points. In the final quarter, Edwards played a super performance, contributing 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves withstood the pressure to win against the Suns again.
After this game, the Suns became the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season and the first team to be swept 4-0, with the Timberwolves advancing to the Western Conference semifinals first, and their opponents will be the winner of the Nuggets and Lakers. Timberwolves Edwards 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, McDaniels 18 points, Gobert 9 points and 5 boards, Towns 28 points and 10 boards, Conley 10 points and 7 assists, Walker 5 points and 4 assists, Lee Kyle 4 points and 7 boards, Reed 8 points and 3 boards. The Suns Durant had 33 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, Booker 49 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Beal 9 points, Nurkic 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, O'Neal 6 points and 6 boards, and Gordon 6 points.