The Boston Celtics failed to finish the series as early as Wednesday, conceding their second extra time to the Toronto Raptors with 122: 125 (25:21, 27:27, 25:33, 21:17, 8: 8, 16:19).
The series of up to four wins is now a draw – 3-3.
Kail Lovry scored 33 points in favor of Toronto, also collecting eight rebounds and six assists, Norman Powell added 23 points to the game from the reserve bench, Fred Vanvlit scored 21 points, also accumulating nine rebounds and seven assists. points were scored by Serge Ibaka and Oujuja Anunobi junior, who scored “double-double” with 13 rebounds.
Jason Tatum remained a step from the triple-double with 29 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, Jane Brown scored 31 points and 16 rebounds, Marcus Smartt was only in his second triple-double career with 23 points, 11 rebounds and ten assists, but 18 points and seven balls under the baskets were won by the German center Daniel Teiss.
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“We play every playoff game as if it were our last and find ways to win,” the weary Lovry said after more than 53 minutes on the pitch. “They were two tough teams that worked hard on the pitch. Win or go home. Make it. It doesn’t matter who succeeds. Prepare for the seventh game.”
Powell took the decisive ball in the Raptors – Celtics match and threw a two-pointer from the bottom of the basket, as well as a free throw, putting the Toronto team in the lead with 121: 117 for 38 seconds until the end of the match.
“I was just very focused on defense and finished the episode at the end of the second pitch,” Powell said. “I’m proud that I gave up the winning action. The game made me be aggressive, and I did. That’s why I played. I’m proud of how I played.”
Boston spokesman Jason Tatum responded with a sweater inside, but Loviy hit the jumper – Toronto’s sixth successful hit in a row – to put the Raptors ahead with 123-119.
Tatum threw a three-pointer to Boston with 6.2 seconds left on the board, while Powell threw two free throws until Smart took the last three-pointer to Boston.
“We didn’t play as moody as we should,” Brown said. “We didn’t go with the ball as carefully as we should. We had some mistakes that just killed us. Now we have to give ourselves all back in the seventh game.”
“They are the current champions. We see them play as well as possible every time,” said Boston player Kemba Volker. “We fought hard. I’m sure of us. We have good guys. I know we’ll respond well with our game. We need to find a way to do it.”
The decisive game of the series is scheduled for Friday, when the winner of the Eastern Conference final will meet with the Miami “Heat”.
The Raptors won their first NBA title last season, while NBA Finals valuable player Kavi Lenard went to the Los Angeles Clippers in the mid-season in the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday at 96:85 (26:12, 22:28, 25:23, 23 : 22) Defeated the Denver Nuggets, achieving a 3-1 lead in the series.
Lenard also missed just one pass to his first NBA playoff triple-double – 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
Since the team’s inception in 1970, the Buffalo Braves’ Clippers have not yet made it to the final of the conference, but after half a century, Los Angeles have a good chance of beating the second round of the playoffs for the first time.
The team spent eight seasons in Buffalo and six more as San Diego’s “Clippers” before moving to Los Angeles in 1984.
After the first period, the Clippers beat their opponents with 26:12, and the Nuggets were never in the lead in the match, because under the leadership of Lenard, the Clippers played brilliantly, despite being thrown out of the game with the lowest score of the season – 41.8% accuracy. .
“We just focused, came out on the field knowing the game plan, played with full energy in the first five minutes, and that gave us bonuses in the future,” Lenards said.
Speaking at the close of the series on Friday, Lenards said “Clippers’ basketball players” simply need to be consistent, play defensive, share the ball and handle the ball carefully in every game. “
In favor of the Denver club, Nikola Jokičs scored 26 points and won 11 rebounds, adding Jamal Murray with 18 points and seven assists.
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