On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and after three games today, the Green Army defeated the Heat again, and the series score came to 3-1; the Thunder won four cities in a row, swept the Pelicans with a score of 4-0 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals; the Lakers lost to the Nuggets away with a total score of 1-4, and the latter faced the Timberwolves in the semifinals.
Celtics 102-88 Heat
Butler continued to be sidelined, the Heat lost by a total of 22 points in the first three quarters, and the Heat went 19-10 in the final quarter to narrow the gap to 13 points. Green guard White had an eye-catching performance, scoring 38 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Tatum had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Brown had 17 points and 5 boards, and Holiday had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 25 points, 17 rebounds and five assists, Herro had 19 points, four rebounds and four assists, Martin had 18 points and five boards, and Mills and Harkes each scored nine points. After winning this game, the Celtics have a 3-1 lead in the series, and the fourth game of the two sides will return to Boston.
Thunder 97-89 Pelicans
In Zion's absence, the Pelicans outperformed the Thunder in rebounding in the first half, leading 9-0 in the second offensive score, the Thunder shot 40.5% higher than the Pelicans' 34%, and the Pelicans were 26-16 in the restricted area, and the Thunder led the Pelicans by one point 44-43 after two quarters. The two sides continued to struggle in the third quarter, the Pelicans won 28-26 in a single quarter, and with 3 minutes and 8 seconds left in the final quarter, the Thunder played 23-11 and then led the Pelicans by 11 points at 93-82. After this game, the Thunder advance to the Western Conference semifinals, where they will face the winner between the Clippers and the Mavericks. Thunder's Alexander had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Jalen Williams had 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Holmgren had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Giddey had 14 points, and Dort had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. McCollum of the Pelicans had 20 points and 6 boards, Wallan had 19 points and 13 boards, Jones had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Ingram had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Lakers 106-108 Nuggets
Murray scored 12 points in the first quarter, the Nuggets hit 5 three-pointers from the outside, leading by 4 points 28-24 in a single quarter, the Lakers shot only 34.8% in the first quarter, Davis scored 8 points and 5 boards in the second quarter, James scored 8 points and 5 assists, the Lakers shot 12 of 22 for the whole team, and limited the Nuggets shooting rate to 40%, and at halftime, the Lakers overtook the Nuggets by 3 points at 53-50.
6 minutes and 46 seconds in the third quarter, the Lakers led the Nuggets by 9 points 67-58, but in the last 5 minutes of the quarter, the Nuggets completed a wave of 23-12 offensive climax, the Lakers fell behind 79-81 into the fourth quarter, 7 minutes and 55 seconds, after James hit a layup, the Lakers took the lead again 89-87, and then the difference between the two teams has been hovering within 3 points and tied many times, 1 minute and 7 seconds, Murray hit a three-point shot, the Nuggets led 106-104, Reaves missed, Jokic missed a jumper, James made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, 4 seconds before the end Murray hit the middle distance, the Nuggets 108-106 led by 2 points again, and the Lakers Prince did not score three pointsIn the end, the Lakers lost away. After this game, the Nuggets eliminated the Lakers 4-1 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals, and their opponent was the Timberwolves, who eliminated the Suns yesterday.
Lakers Davis 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, James 30 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, Reaves 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Russell 14 points and 6 assists, Hachimura 15 points and 5 boards, Dinwiddie 6 points and 3 assists. For the Nuggets, Murray had 32 points and 7 assists, Jokic had 25 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 7 turnovers, Porter had 26 points and 4 boards, Gordon had 7 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, Pope had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jackson had 8 points.