NBA
NBA. Philadelphia, Phoenix and Dallas advance to the second round of the playoffs
Three games of the first round of the NBA playoffs took place abroad.
Philadelphia, Phoenix and Dallas took the next step. The 76ers will play Miami and the Suns will play the Mavericks.
NBA. Playoffs. first round
Toronto – Philadelphia – 97:132 (29:34, 32:28, 17:37, 19:33)
Toronto: Siakam (24 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Trent (19), Barnes (18 + 7 rebounds), Anunobi (5), Birch (0) – start; Boucher (25 + 10 rebounds), Banton (3), Achiuwa (3), Brooks (0), Flynn (0), Mikhailyuk (0), Young (0 + 7 rebounds), Watanabe (0).
Philadelphia: Embiid (33 + 10 rebounds), Maxi (25 + 8 assists), Harden (22 + 15 assists), Harris (19 + 11 rebounds), Green (12) – start; Reed (9), Niang (6), Springer (4), Milton (2), Joe (0), Korkmaz (0).
Philadelphia won the series 4-2
New Orleans – Phoenix – 109:115 (28:28, 30:20, 27:34, 24:33)
New Orleans: Ingram (21 + 11 assists + 6 losses), McCollum (16), Jones (16), Valanciunas (10 + 8 rebounds), Hayes (8) – start; Nance (15 + 8 rebounds), Murphy (12), Alvarado (11), Graham (0), Marshall (0).
Phoenix: Paul (33 + 8 assists), Ayton (22 + 7 rebounds), Bridges (18), Booker (13), Crowder (9) – start; K. Johnson (13), Payne (3), Biombo (2), McGee (2), Shamet (0).
Phoenix won the series 4-2
Utah – Dallas – 96:98 (21:15, 32:26, 19:36, 24:21)
Utah: Mitchell (23 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists + 5 losses), Bogdanovich (19), Conley (11 + 8 assists), Gobert (10 + 12 rebounds), O’Neal (8) – start; Clarkson (15), House (5), Hernangomes (3), Pascall (2), Whiteside (0).
Dallas: Doncic (24 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Brunson (24), Finney-Smith (18 + 10 rebounds), Bullock (6), Powell (0) – start; Dinwiddy (19), Kleber (7), Bertans (0), Green (0).
Dallas won the series 4-2
Source: Sport UA
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.
