Basketball – NBA – Play-offs: The Clippers had the last word against the Mavericks, the Hawks win the first round against the Sixers

The Clippers finally took advantage of the home ground. In a series against the Mavericks in which the first six games ended in an away victory, the Californians went to seek qualification on their floor. The start of this “Game 7” of all dangers saw the two teams exchange the lead in the score but it was the teammates of Luka Doncic (46 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists) who concluded the first twelve minutes in front of the scoreboard. However, Tyronn Lue’s players tightened the game in the second quarter, flirting with the ten-point lead to regain their locker room by an eight-point margin. Dallas gave it their all when they got back on the floor at Staples Center and it paid off with a five-point margin five minutes into the break. It was then that Kawhi Leonard’s teammates (28 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists) accelerated and widened the gap thanks to a 21-2 in the space of six minutes. to approach the last twelve minutes with a fifteen-point mattress. The Mavs, even led by 19 points, did not give up and the teammates of Kristaps Porzingis (16 points, 11 rebounds) gave everything to return to seven points with two minutes still to play. But, without trembling, Paul George (22 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists) and his family ensured with a 12-4 late in the game to win by fifteen lengths (126-111) and join the Jazz in the semi-finals of the Western Conference for a duel between Nicolas Batum and Rudy Gobert!

BASKET – NBA / PLAY-OFFS 2021

1st round

Western Conference

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (4) – DALLAS MAVERICKS (5) : 3-3 >>> LES LA CLIPPERS QUALIFIES
Match 1 – Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks : 103-113
Match 2 – Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks : 121-127
Match 3 – Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Clippers : 108-118
Match 4 – Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Clippers : 81-106
Match 5 – Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks : 100-105
Match 6 – Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Clippers : 97-104
Match 7 – Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks : 126-111
> Nicolas Batum (LAC): 11 points at 4/7 on shots (including 1/4 at three points) and 2/2 on free throws, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 against, 1 loss of ball and 1 foul in 42 minutes

Hawks strike first against Sixers

After Brooklyn, Atlanta was the victorious start of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Traveling on the floor of Philadelphia, seeded number 1, the Hawks reversed the home advantage in the series. If, during the first five minutes, the teammates of Joel Embiid (39 points, 9 rebounds) were able to take up to three points in advance, they were no longer entitled to the city from there. Indeed, the Hawks took control of operations and, thanks to a 6-0, concluded the first quarter with a margin of fifteen lengths.. A series that is extended from the first moments of the twelve minutes leading to half-time with an 11-0 to reach the biggest gap of the meeting, 26 lengths. The second quarter then saw the gap between the two teams oscillate between 16 and 24 points to stand at 20 lengths when they returned to the locker room. Trae Young’s teammates (35 points, 10 assists) maintained their lead above 20 points at the start of the third quarter but the Sixers began to react including a 7-0 to return to fifteen lengths. But the alert was really sounded on the Hawks’ side in the last four minutes. It was, indeed, at this point that the Philadelphia players engaged with an 11-0 to come back to just three lengths, even closing the gap to just two points with ten seconds to go. However, two free throws from Bogdan Bogdanovic (21 points, 5 rebounds) allowed the Hawks to validate a valuable away success (124-128), which they will have to confirm this Tuesday.

BASKET – NBA / PLAY-OFFS 2021

2nd round

Eastern Conference

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (1) – ATLANTA HAWKS (5) : 0-1
Match 1 – Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks : 124-128
Match 2 : Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks June 8
Match 3 : Atlanta Hawks – Philadelphia 76ers June 11
Match 4 : Atlanta Hawks – Philadelphia 76ers June 14
Match 5 (if necessary): Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks June 16
Match 6 (if necessary): Atlanta Hawks – Philadelphia 76ers June 18
Match 7 (if necessary): Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks June 20

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