Berlin (SID) – National basketball player Daniel Theis and the Boston Celtics have lost their opening game in the NBA semifinal series. The record champions lost against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night 114: 117 after extra time. Theis, who had four points and four rebounds, had to leave the field prematurely in overtime after his sixth foul.
The best thrower was Boston’s Jayson Tatum (30 points), whose dunk attempt was blocked by Miami’s Bam Adebayo seconds before the end with a score of 114: 116. The second game of the Conference Finals in the East is on Friday (1.00 a.m. / DAZN). The team that wins four first moves into the NBA finals.
In the west, meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets duel for the second final ticket. The Nuggets defeated the favored Los Angeles Clippers around superstar Kawhi Leonard in the decisive seventh quarter-finals with 104: 89. Denver turned a 1: 3 deficit in the best-of-seven series. Outstanding players were Jamal Murray with 40 points and Nikola Jokic, who played a triple double (16 points, 22 rebounds, 13 assists).
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