In the National Basketball Association, two games of the second round of the playoff series were played.
Philadelphia and Denver are closer to the NBA playoff conference finals. Both teams have won their rivals’ last matches and are now just one step away from reaching the next round.
The “76s” unexpectedly easily defeated Boston on the road – 115:103. It should be noted that after three quarters the visitors gained an advantage of +16.
Meanwhile, the club from Colorado beat Phoenix at home 118:102. Here, the first and third quarters were decisive, won by the hosts with an advantage of +25 points.
NBA. Playoffs. May 10
Boston – Philadelphia 103:115 (26:33, 23:25, 23:30, 31:27)
Boston: Tatum (36+10 rebounds), Brown (24), Smart (14), White (7), Horford (0) – start; Pritchard (8), Brogdon (7), R. Williams (4), Houser (3), G. Williams (0), Cornet (0), Muskala (0).
Philadelphia: Embiid (33 + 7 rebounds + 4 blocks), Maxi (30 + 7 rebounds), Garden (17 + 8 rebounds + 10 assists), Harris (16 + 11 rebounds), Tucker (3 + 7 rebounds) – start; Gause (10), Melton (4), Reed (2), Niang (0), Milton (0).
Series score: 2:3
Denver – Phoenix 118:102 (35:24, 17:25, 39:25, 27:28)
Denver: Jokic (29+13 rebounds + 12 assists), J. Murray (19+6 assists), Porter (19+8 rebounds), Gordon (10+6 assists), Caldwell-Pope (7+7 rebounds) – start ; B. Brown (25), K. Brown (5), Green (4), Chanchar (0), Nnaji (0), Smith (0), Watson (0), Jackson (0).
Phoenix: Booker (28), Durant (26 + 11 rebounds + 7 assists + 5 losses), Ayton (14 + 9 rebounds), Payne (7), Okogi (1) – start; Ross (9), Shemet (6), Landale (5), Warren (4), Craig (2), D. Lee (0), Wainwright (0).
Series score: 3:2
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