The NBA entered the most entertaining part of its season: the playoffs to define the new champion. And although the first games of the initial round are just being played, there have already been several surprises, tight duels and some with dramatic endings, such as those this Monday night in New York and Denver.
How was the game between Knicks and Sixers defined?
In the “cathedral” of Madison Square Garden, The Knicks were down by five points inside the final 30 seconds, at risk of losing home-field advantage before a surprising comeback, which began when Jalen Brunson finally contributed a long-range shot on an otherwise miserable night.
Brunson’s 3-pointer from the corner hit the rim and went in, cutting the lead to 101-99 with 27 seconds left. Josh Hart stole the ball from Tyrese Maxey to recover it for the Knicks, but Donte DiVincenzo missed a three-pointer, but there Isaiah Hartenstein took the rebound and passed it to OG Anunoby, who returned it to DiVincenzo, who this time did not fail to make the game 102-101.
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Hartenstein then blocked Maxey’s shot, Anunoby made two free throws and the Knicks held on when Joel Embiid missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Sixers claimed a foul in a couple of actions in that crazy finale and that they also let them take “time out.” For this reason, they will send a formal claim to the NBA against the arbitration.
The New York quintet beat the Sixers 104-101 and took 2-0 lead in first-round playoff series.
Who was the Nuggets’ hero against the Lakers?
Jamal Murray hit a step-back jumper at the buzzer and the Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point second-half deficit to upset the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 on Monday night. and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
Murray’s agonizing basket represented the first lead for the Nuggets since they took an early 5-3 lead and gave the reigning NBA champions their tenth consecutive victory over the Lakers.
Murray’s decisive shot came after LeBron James missed from long range with 16 seconds left and the score tied at 99.
Michael Porter Jr. grabbed the rebound and the Nuggets didn’t call a timeout. Instead, Murray took the ball to the right with the defensive mark of Anthony Davis, He stepped back and shook the basket just as the bell rang. Both Murray and Davis fell on the Nuggets bench as the roar of the crowd shook Ball Arena.
After the game, LeBron reacted harshly to the alleged foul that prevented his basket and led to the Nuggets’ victory: “I don’t know why we have a replay center. I don’t understand what’s going on there. So m….. we have a repetition center. For me it doesn’t make sense and it bothers me.”
The series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday night.
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