On April 30, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, the Green Army beat the Heat, the Thunder swept the Pelicans to advance to the next round, the Lakers were defeated by Murray, and the Nuggets advanced to the second round 4-1. So far, three spots have been born in the top four in the West, namely the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Thunder.
Celtics - Heat
White scored 16 points in the first quarter to lead the Green Army to a double-digit advantage, and the team remained aggressive on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends to suppress the opponent. The Heat tried to break through the outside but failed to find their magical touch, and they have been in a passive situation, and the point difference has not narrowed significantly. At the end of the game, the Celtics beat the Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 lead in the series, and White scored 38 points and made 0 free throws.
Thunder-Pelicans
The Pelicans, who had their backs to the water, failed to complete the bottoming out, although the team kept the score stalemate for most of the time, but it suddenly lost power in the second half of the crucial final quarter, and Jalen and Giddey's three-point rain directly opened the gap to end the suspense. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans 97-89, swept in four straight games to advance, and waited for the winner of the Clippers and Mavericks in the second round. The Pelicans are the second team to go 4-0 this season after becoming the Suns, and Zion's inability to play will have too much impact on the team.
Lakers - Nuggets
In the opening stage, the two teams showed an alternating upward trend, Davis finished steadily under the basket, and the Lakers did not feel good on the outside, but they relied on excellent cooperation to play a strong performance on the inside to maintain a slight advantage, leading by 3 points at 53-50 into the halftime. Jokic made a lot of mistakes, and in the second half, he increased his individual offense to lead the team to chase the climax of points, and achieved an 81-79 victory in the third quarter.
The final quarter battle became more and more intense, Pope and Porter Jr. scored three points one after another, Reaves scored consecutive breakthrough layups, and Murray immediately returned the color, and the two teams basically maintained the same running line. In the remaining two minutes, Reaves hit a strong shot from the outside, Jokic responded, you go back and forth and play incomprehensibly, the Nuggets grabbed offensive rebounds in a row, Murray made a three-point shot at the top of the arc, James made two fouls and tied the game, and finally Murray made a mid-range quasi-kill, and the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-106 at the end of the game, and the big score was 4-1 to advance to the second round against the Timberwolves.