NBA Playoffs | Embiid’s three-pointer that makes it 3-0 against Toronto, the Celtics take advantage and the Bulls even the series

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A fire forced to suspend the Raptors-Pacers and evacuate the pavilion

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03/27/2022 AT 07:52

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James Harden y Tyrese Maxey they added 19 points apiece while Tobias Harris also had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

In the Raptors the top scorer was AND Anunoby, who made 26 points. His teammate Gary Trenton Jr. had 24 points and Precious Achiuwa 20.

After losing the first two games of the series in Philadelphia, the Raptors were bound to win the first game in Toronto. And they had to do it without rookie Scottie Barnes, the revelation of the season for the Canadian team and who is out with an ankle problem.

The Canadian team players came out focused on the task. The challenge for the Raptors was to control Joel Embiid. With Barnes out, Embiid dominated Game 2 of the series, which the Sixers won 112-97, with 31 points and 11 rebounds.

Celtics beat Brooklyn twice (2-0)

With another outstanding team performance, the Boston Celtics They came back this Wednesday from a 17-point deficit and won 114-107 at the Brooklyn Netswhich allowed them to hit the table and add a 2-0 lead in the first round series of the NBA playoffs.

After the victory over the buzzer in the first game, with a work of art by Jayson Tatumthe Celtics played a complete game, offensively brilliant and defensively aggressive, as evidenced by the 10 points conceded to Kyrie Irving, the only nine of Kevin Durant in field goals.

Boston will now travel to Brooklyn with a 2-0 lead, after winning two high-intensity games, and with history on their side, losing only one playoff series in 41 precedents when they won the first two games.

It was once again the unity of the team that made the difference for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown he stood out with 22 points, but as many as seven players finished above ten points.

Jayson Tatum he contributed 19 points, with six rebounds, ten assists and a tremendous defensive effort that helped nullify the Nets’ stars.

A stellar DeRozan ties the series against the Bucks (1-1)

The Chicago Bulls, with 41 points from a DeMar DeRozan stellar, won this Wednesday by 114-109 in the field of the Milwaukee Bucks, and equaled by 1-1 the series of the first round of the ‘playoffs’ of the NBA, which now moves to the United Center of Chicago.

DeRozan, the man who led the Bulls to the playoffs after five years of waiting, knocked out the reigning champions with a resounding performance. He scored 41 points, with seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and two shots, both against the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo.

He became the fifth Bulls player capable of scoring at least forty points in a playoff game and led his team along with a Alex Caruso who shone for his work at the service of his colleagues. His nine points, ten assists and two rebounds only partially describe his weight in the victory of the men from Billy Donovan.

They also highlighted the 24 points and 13 rebounds of the Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic and the 20 points of Zach LaVine.

It was a feat for the Bulls, who had lost the previous five disputed this year against the Bucks, for whom Antetokounmpo’s 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists were not enough.

The team of Mike Budenholzer he lost home court advantage, with the series moving to Chicago for Game 3 and Game 4, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, and he also lost Bobby Portis and Khris Middleton to injury.