Three first-round matches of the tournament were played in the National Basketball Association.
The Lakers can end the NBA playoffs after the first round. Moreover, the club from Los Angeles is about to lose its series.
Last night, the Lakers lost in Denver for the third time in a row. The defending champions only need to win once to advance to the second round.
NBA. Playoffs. 26 April
Orlando – Cleveland 121:83 (31:21, 30:24, 35:16, 25:22)
Orlando: Banchero (31+14 rebounds), Suggs (24), F. Wagner (16+8 assists), G. Harris (2), Carter (2); Fultz (11), Anthony (10), Isaac (8), Howard (5), Black (4), Houston (3), Okiki (3), M. Wagner (2), Bitadze (0), Ingles (0 ).
Cleveland: Allen (15+8 rebounds), Mitchell (13+7 assists), E. Mobley (10), Garland (5+6 assists), Concussion (4); Levert (15), Merrill (9), Niang (7), Mrs. Morris (5), Okoro (0), Jones (0), Thompson (0).
Series score – 1:2
Philadelphia – New York 125:114 (27:29, 28:29, 43:27, 27:29)
Philadelphia: Embiid (50+8 rebounds), Maxey (25+7 assists), Oubre (15+7 rebounds), Lowry (9), Harris (8); Payne (11), Batum (4), Reed (3), Hield (0).
New York: Brunson (39+13 assists), Hart (20+6 assists), Anunoby (17), Gartenstein (14), DiVincenzo (5) – start; McBride (8), Bogdanovic (5), Achiuwa (4), Robinson (2+7 rebounds).
Series score – 1:2
Lakers – Denver 105:112 (33:23, 20:26, 22:34, 30:29)
Lakers: Davis (33+16 rebounds), James (26+9 assists), Reeves (22+5 steals), Hachimura (5), Russell (0); Dinwiddie (8), Prince (7), Vincent (4).
Denver: Gordon (29+15 rebounds), Jokic (24+15 rebounds + 9 assists), J. Murray (22+9 assists), Porter (20+9 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (5); K. Brown (5), Jackson (5), Wattson (2), J. Holiday (0).
Series score – 0:3
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