In the National Basketball Association, three games of the first round of the playoff series were played.
Philadelphia is close to wrapping up the series against Brooklyn in the first round of the playoffs. The “76s” beat the enemy again, this time on the “networks” site. 102:97 – in favor of the guests, and Philadelphia leads the series with a score of 3:0.
Meanwhile, defending champion Golden State was able to close the gap against Sacramento. The Warriors defeated the Kings in their first home match of the series 114:97. Ukrainian center Oleksiy Len played 7 minutes and 51 seconds for the visitors, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds.
NBA. Playoffs. April 21
Brooklyn – Philadelphia 97:102 (28:32, 19:26, 35:18, 15:26)
Brooklyn: Bridges (26), Dinwiddy (20 + 7 assists), Claxton (18), C. Johnson (17), Finney-Smith (3 + 9 rebounds) – start; O’Neill (7), Thomas (6), Harris (0), Sharpe (0).
Philadelphia: Maxi (25), Harden (21), Harris (15 + 7 rebounds), Embiid (14 + 10 rebounds + 5 losses), Tucker (3 + 8 rebounds) – start; Melton (13), Niang (5), McDaniels (4), Reid (2).
Series score: 0:3
Golden State – Sacramento 114:97 (29:20, 24:21, 31:31, 30:25)
Golden State: Curry (36), Wiggins (20 + 7 rebounds), Poole (16), Thompson (13), Looney (4 + 20 rebounds + 9 assists) – start; Moody (13), Cuminga (6), Divincenzo (6 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), J. Green (0), Baldwin (0), Lamb (0).
Sacramento: Fox (26 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Barnes (17), Sabonis (15 + 16 rebounds + 6 losses), Herter (13), Murray (6) – start; Mitchell (5), Monk (4), Dozier (3), Davis (3), Sloth (2), Lyles (2), Metu (1), Edwards (0).
Series score: 1:2
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Clippers – Phoenix 124:129 (27:27, 24:27, 34:40, 39:35)
Clippers: Powell (42), Westbrook (30 + 8 rebounds + 11 assists + 6 losses), Gordon (7), Zubac (6 + 8 rebounds), Batum (0) – start; Highland (20), Mann (10), Mrs. Morris (5), Plumley (4), Covington (0).
Phoenix: Booker (45 + 9 rebounds), Durant (28 + 6 losses), Craig (15), Ayton (12 + 10 rebounds), Paul (11 + 7 assists) – start; D. Lee (8), Okogi (6 + 7 rebounds), Biyombo (4), Shamet (0), Warren (0).
Series score: 1:2
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