The National Basketball Association played two games in the first round of the tournament.
Miami stole home-court advantage from Boston in the first round of the NBA playoffs. This happened after the sensational victory of the Floridians against the Celts. The host’s Ukrainian defender Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk did not take part in the match.
In the day’s other game, Oklahoma easily extended its series lead against New Orleans, defeating its opponent on its own floor.
NBA. Playoffs. April 25th
Boston – Miami 101:111 (27:28, 34:30, 18:27, 22:26)
Boston: Brown (33+8 rebounds), Tatum (28+8 rebounds), White (13), Holiday (9), Porzingis (6+8 rebounds) – start; Houser (6), Horford (6+8 rebounds), Pritchard (0).
Miami: Hirro (24+14 assists), Adebayo (21+10 rebounds), Caleb Martin (21), Jaquez (14), Jovic (11+9 rebounds + 6 assists + 5 losses) – start; Highsmith (9), D. Robinson (6), Wright (5), Love (0).
Oklahoma City – New Orleans 124:92 (35:22, 28:28, 29:24, 32:18)
Oklahoma City: Hilges-Alexander (33), Holmgren (26+7 rebounds), Jaylen Williams (21+7 assists), Dort (15), Giddy (13) – start; Joe (8), Wiggins (6), Wallace (2), Hayward (0), Jaylin Williams (0), K. Williams (0), Waters (0), Jeng (0).
New Orleans: Valanciunas (19+7 rebounds), Ingram (18), Jones (18), McCollum (15), Murphy (8) – start; Marshall (10), Robinson-Earl (2), Nance (2), Daniels (0), Hawkins (0), Alvarado (0).
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