Three matches in the first phase of the tournament were played in the National Basketball Association last night.
Dallas and Indiana came out as favorites in their first-round NBA playoff series. Last night, the Mavericks and Pacers defeated their opponents on the road and now have home court advantage.
The Texans, in a tough matchup, defeated the Clippers in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Indiana, unexpectedly, faced Milwaukee. In both matches, the score of the series became 1:1.
NBO. Playoffs. April 24
Minnesota – Phoenix 105:93 (24:21, 26:30, 28:20, 27:22)
Minnesota: McDaniels (25+8 rebounds), Conley (18), Gobert (18+9 rebounds), Edwards (15+8 assists), Towns (12+8 rebounds) – start; Alexander-Walker (10), Reed (5), Morris (2), McLaughlin (0), Garza (0), Warren (0), Moore (0).
Phoenix: Booker (20+6 turnovers), Durant (18), Bill (14+6 assists), Nurkic (10+14 rebounds), Allen (3) – start; Gordon (15), Eubanks (8), Little (5), Bol (0), Okogie (0), Roddy (0), O’Neal (0).
Minnesota leads the series – 2:0
Milwaukee – Indiana 108:125 (26:30, 29:30, 28:32, 25:33)
Milwaukee: Lillard (34), B. Lopez (22), Middleton (15 + 6 assists), Portis (14 + 11 rebounds), Beverly (5) – start; Connaughton (5+7 rebounds), Green (5), Beasley (4), Jackson (2), Crowder (2), Livingston (0), Beauchamp (0).
Indiana: Siakam (37 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), Turner (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Nembard (20), Haliburton (12 + 12 assists), Nesmith (11 + 7 assists) – start; Toppin (9+8 rebounds), Sheppard (8), McConnell (6), Walker (0), Brown (0).
The series score is 1:1
Clippers – Dallas 93:96 (19:23, 22:22, 25:20, 27:31)
Clippers: Harden (22+8 assists), George (22), Lenard (15+7 rebounds), Zubac (13+12 rebounds), Mann (5) – start; Westbrook (7+9 rebounds), Powell (6), Coffey (2), Plumlee (1).
Dallas: Doncic (32 + 9 assists), Irving (23), Washington (18 + 7 rebounds), D. Jones (10 + 7 rebounds), Gafford (0) – start; Masigla (7+9 rebounds), Kleber (6), Exum (0), Green (0+7 rebounds), Hardaway (0).
Series score – 1:1
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