In the National Basketball Association, all teams participating in the decisive round enter the competition.
The first games of the opening round of the playoffs have ended in the NBA. The last four matches took place last night. Let’s celebrate the victory of Boston, which easily defeated Miami on its floor.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk did not receive any playing time as part of the winners, although the Celts entered the last quarter beating their opponents by +32.
Let’s also note the Los Angeles Clippers’ win over Dallas.
NBA. Playoffs. April 22
Boston – Miami 114:94 (26:21, 34:24, 31:14, 23:35)
Boston: Tatum (23+10 rebounds + 10 assists), White (20), Porzingis (18), Brown (17+8 rebounds), Holiday (6+7 rebounds) – start; Houser (12), Horford (10+7 rebounds), Pritchard (8).
Miami: Adebayo (24), Jaquez (16), Hirro (11), Jovic (10), Caleb Martin (4) – start; Wright (17), Love (7), D. Robinson (5), Highsmith (0).
Boston leads the series – 1-0.
Clippers – Dallas 109:97 (34:22, 22:8, 31:34, 22:33)
Clippers: Harden (28+8 assists), George (22), Zubac (20+15 rebounds), Mann (13+9 rebounds), Coffey (6) – start; Westbrook (13), Powell (5), Plumley (2).
Dallas: Doncic (33+13 rebounds + 6 assists), Irving (31+7 rebounds), Washington (11+7 rebounds), Hefford (3), D. Jones (0) – start; Hardaway (6), Green (4), Exum (3), Lively (3), Kleber (3), Hardy (0), Powell (0), Prosper (0), Lawson (0).
The Clippers lead the series, 1-0.
Milwaukee – Indiana 109:94 (30:21, 39:21, 14:29, 26:23)
Milwaukee: Lillard (35), Middleton (23 + 10 rebounds), Portis (15 + 11 rebounds), B. Lopez (11), Beverly (5 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists) – start; Beasley (9), Connaughton (6), Crowder (5), Green (0).
Indiana: Siakam (36 + 13 rebounds), Turner (17 + 8 rebounds), Haliburton (9 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Nesmith (7), Nembard (6) – start; McConnell (10), Toppin (4), Sheppard (3), Smith (2+7 rebounds), Jackson (0), McDermott (0).
Milwaukee leads the series 1-0.
Oklahoma City – New Orleans 94:92 (17:17, 26:26, 31:25, 20:24)
Oklahoma City: Hilges-Alexander (28), Jaylen Williams (19 + 7 rebounds), Holmgren (15 + 11 rebounds + 5 blocked shots), Dort (6), Giddy (2) – start; Wiggins (6), Jaylin Williams (6), Joe (5), Wallace (5), K. Williams (2), Hayward (0).
New Orleans: Murphy (21), McCollum (20+6 assists), Valanciunas (13+20 rebounds), Ingram (12), Jones (8+7 rebounds) – start; Nance (8+8 rebounds), Marshall (5), Alvarado (5), Daniels (0).
Oklahoma leads the series 1-0.
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