“Lakers Beat Grizzlies in NBA Playoff Series to Advance 2-1, Sixers Sweep Nets”

In a game with many pending accounts, Los Angeles Lakers They beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday to advance 2-1 in their NBA playoff series. NBA while the Philadelphia Sixers eliminated the Brooklyn Nets with a 4-0 sweep.

The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 111-101 in a game of maximum tension in which they broke a scoring record in the playoffs.

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Hurt to their pride after their loss on Wednesday and provocative remarks from the Grizzlies, the Lakers started like a steamroller with a staggering 35-9 first quarter run.

With those 35 points, the Lakers tied the highest score in a first quarter in playoff history.

The only resistance for Memphis came from its star, Ja Morant, who skirted an epic triple double with 45 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists after missing Game 2 with a right hand injury.

For the Lakers Anthony Davis added 31 points and 17 rebounds and LeBron James another 25 and 9 with which he responded to the derogatory comments made this week by the controversial Dillon Brooks, who ended up expelled for hitting ‘King James’ in the groin.

Brooks, who left with just 7 points and a 3/13 shooting stat, was booed all night by the 20,000 Los Angeles fans after he disparaged LeBron as “old man” to reporters.

The Lakers came to have a maximum advantage of 29 points unleashing the party at the Crypto.com Arena where, between bad sports streaks and restrictions due to the coronavirus, a playoff game with full capacity has not been played since 2013.

With just 17 seconds into the second half, the Grizzlies ran out of Brooks, ejected for hitting LeBron in the crotch with his left hand when he was defending him on the Lakers side.

Morant, with 24 points in the fourth quarter, brought the Grizzlies closer in the final stretch but the locals managed to neutralize the comeback and ensure the victory.

Bucks caen sin Giannis

He Miami Heat the absence of the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-99 and put this Eastern tie 2-1 in their favor.

Jimmy Butler, with 30 points, led the Heat until he had to retire in the third quarter after a hard knockdown.

Reserve shooting guard Victor Oladipo (8 points) also apparently injured his left knee and had to be helped off the track.

Antetokounmpo, an MVP candidate, was sidelined for the second straight game with back problems and is a doubt for Monday’s Game 4.

FUENTE: AFP