Three more contenders for the championship trophy have been identified by the National Basketball Association.
Stanislav Mikhailyuk stopped fighting in the NBA playoffs. Last night, his Toronto was heavily defeated by Philadelphia at home 97: 132 and lost in the series 2: 4.
The Ukrainian defender spent only two minutes and 14 seconds on the floor in this fight, where he could not define himself in effective actions.
In addition, regular season winner Phoenix, who won the series against New Orleans, and Dallas, who beat Utah in the confrontation, went through the first round of the playoffs.
NBA. Playoffs. April 29
Toronto – Philadelphia 97: 132 (29:34, 32:28, 17:37, 19:33)
Toronto: Siakam (24 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Trent (19), Barnes (18 + 7 rebounds), Anunobi (5), Birch (0) – start; Boucher (25 + 10 rebounds), Banton (3), Achiuwa (3), Brooks (0), Flynn (0), Mikhailyuk (0), Young (0 + 7 rebounds), Watanabe (0).
Philadelphia: Embiid (33 + 10 rebounds), Maxi (25 + 8 assists), Harden (22 + 15 rebounds), Harris (19 + 11 rebounds), Green (12) – start; Reid (9), Niang (6), Springer (4), Milton (2), Joe (0), Korkmaz (0).
Series score: 2-4
New Orleans – Phoenix 109: 115 (28:28, 30:20, 27:34, 24:33)
New Orleans: Ingram (21 + 11 assists + 6 losses), McCollum (16), Jones (16), Valanciunas (10 + 8 rebounds), Hayes (8) – start; Nance (15 + 8 rebounds), Murphy (12), Alvarado (11), Graham (0), Marshall (0).
Phoenix: Paul (33 + 8 assists), Ayton (22 + 7 rebounds), Bridges (18), Booker (13), Crowder (9) – start; K. Johnson (13), Payne (3), Biyombo (2), McGee (2), Shamet (0).
Series score: 2-4
Utah – Dallas 96:98 (21:15, 32:26, 19:36, 24:21)
Utah: Mitchell (23 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists + 5 losses), Bogdanovich (19), Conley (11 + 8 assists), Gobert (10 + 12 rebounds), O’Neal (8) – start; Clarkson (15), House (5), Hernangomes (3), Pascall (2), Whiteside (0).
Dallas: Doncic (24 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Brunson (24), Finney-Smith (18 + 10 rebounds), Bullock (6), Powell (0)-start; Dinwiddy (19), Kleber (7), Bertans (0), Berde (0).
Series score: 2-4
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