Beaten in the first two meetings of the final of the Western Conference, the Clippers relaunched by winning their first success of the series (106-92), Thursday night on their floor against Phoenix. The Suns lead only 2-1 before Game 4, Saturday still at Staples Center.
The suspense is revived in the final of the Western Conference. Led 2-0 after the first two games of the series, on the floor of Phoenix, the Clippers closed the gap and came within length of the Suns after their success on Thursday night (106-92) at the Staples Center during the first game of this final in the West in Los Angeles. After a complicated first half again against DeAndre Ayton (18 points, 9 rebounds) and his teammates, who had returned to the locker room with two points ahead (48-46), the partners of Kawhi Leonard, largely absent from this final, sounded the revolt from the resumption, carried by a Paul George, out of his box to the great misfortune of the Suns, struck on a terrible 21-3.
George does the show
Passed very close to the triple-double (27 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists), the chief leader of these Clippers still deprived of Leonard took matters in hand in this third quarter overflown by the Californians (34-21) and a Reggie Jackson also determined not to let Devin Booker (15 points) and his team win a third consecutive victory in the series. Mission accomplished for the franchise dear to Nicolas Batum (4 points, 3 assists), with the highlight of this buzzer beater from midfield signed George, not content with slamming the dunk of the evening, which says a lot about the determination 4th of the regular season not to miss the opportunity to climb for the first time in its history in the finals.
BASKET – NBA / PLAY-OFFS 2021
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (3) – ATLANTA HAWKS (5) : 0-1
Match 1 : Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks : 113-116
Match 2 : Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks le 25 juin
Match 3 : Atlanta Hawks – Milwaukee Bucks le 27 juin
Match 4 : Atlanta Hawks – Milwaukee Bucks le 29 juin
Match 5 (if necessary): Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks le 31 juin
Match 6 (if necessary): Atlanta Hawks – Milwaukee Bucks le 2 juillet
Match 7 (if necessary): Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks le 4 juillet
Western Conference
PHOENIX SUNS (2) – LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (4) : 2-1
Match 1 – Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Clippers : 120-114
Match 2 – Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Clippers : 104-103
Match 3 : Los Angeles Clippers – Phoenix Suns : 106-92
Match 4 : Los Angeles Clippers – Phoenix Suns June 26
Match 5 (if necessary): Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Clippers June 28
Match 6 (if necessary): Los Angeles Clippers – Phoenix Suns June 30
Match 7 (if necessary): Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Clippers July 2
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