Jaden McDaniels scored 30 points, his maximum in Playoffs, and led the suffocating defense of Minnesota with a weakened Luka Doncic, and los Timberwolves -With the Argentine Pablo Prigioni as a technical assistant- they beat Los Angeles Lakers for 116-104 to take an advantage of 2-1 In his first round series this Friday night.
Anthony Edwards scored 29 points (plus eight rebounds and eight assists) and Julius Randle added 22 points for the Wolves, who beat the Lakers 13-1 in the last 4:37 of the game after Doncic’s tie shot from the bottom line.
LeBron James assumed most of the work with Doncic playing despite stomach discomfort, scoring 38 points, including three triples in a period of four possessions in the middle of the last quarter. However, he could not find a shot after that, hitting the side of the board with a launch from the corner when the Lakers were down 111-104 with 1:26 to play.
Austin Reaves scored 20 points with 5 of 11 shots of 3 points, where the Lakers stayed hot all night to stay close, compensating 19 ball losses that the Wolves turned into 28 points.
The fourth game will be in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon.
The Bucks cut their disadvantage against the Pacers
Gary Trent Jr. matched a franchise record in the playoffs with nine triples and ended with 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also added 37 and thanks to a great second half, Milwaukee Bucks beat the Pacers 117-101 to reduce Indiana’s advantage in the first round series to 2-1.
The Pacers led 57-47 at rest, but Trent sprinkled three triples at the beginning of the third quarter to match the score at 62. The Bucks took 72-69 advantage with a three-point play from Antetokounmpo and were up 86-75 at the end of the period.
Gary Trent Jr was relentless in triples. (AP)The advantage grew to 20 in the last quarter. Trent ended up being 9-12 attempts three To match the brand of the Fame Hall, Ray Allen, with more triple in a postseason game.
Antetokounmpo added 12 rebounds for Milwaukee, which will receive game four on Sunday. Aj Green scored 12 goals and Bobby Portis had ten for the Bucks, who faced the Pacers for 18 ° occasion on the last two seasons.
Indiana had won five of the last six playoff games between the teams and eliminated the Bucks in the first round last season. Pascal Siakam had 28 points and Aaron Nesmith scored 18 for the Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 14 points and ten assists.
With suffering, Orlando also approached Boston
Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Paolo Banchero added 29 and Orlando Magic beat Boston 95-93 to reduce the advantage of Celtics to 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs of the Eastern Conference.
On his return to the starting lineup after missing game 2 for a blow to the wrist, Jayson Tatum had 36 units and nine rebounds for the Celtics.
The NBA defenders champions had a 33-8 record as a visitor this season, but now they are 0-3 in Orlando in the 2024-25 campaign. The Magic will receive game 4 on Sunday.
Boston recovered after scoring only 11 points in the third quarter to tie 91 with a Derrick White tray with 2:31 minutes to play. Wagner responded with another tray, and after Tatum failed his shot, he scored again for Orlando to go up 95-91 to 1:26 from the end.
White scored, and after Wagner failed a triple, the Celtics obtained the ball with 0.3 seconds, but White’s pass towards the hoop in search of a slap – the only attack action that allowed the scarce game time – was diverted.
Jaylen Brown had 19 points for the Celtics, who spent 17 minutes without a triple in the second half. The Celtics played without Jrue Holiday, who has a distension in the tendon of the right corva.
All the results of the playoffs in the NBA
– Cleveland Cavaliers (1º) vs Miami Heat (8º)
(The Knights lead 2-0)
April 20: Knights – Heat 121-1
April 23: Knights – Heat 121-1
Saturday April 26: Heat – Knights, 2 pm.
April 28: Heat – Knights
April 30: Cavaliers – Heat (if necessary)
May 2: Heat – Cavaliers (if necessary)
May 4: Cavaliers – Heat (if necessary)
– Boston Celtics (2º) vs Orlando Magic (7º)
(The Celtics lead 2-1)
April 20: Celtics – Magic 103-86
April 23: Celtics – Magic 109-100
April 25: Magic – Celtics 105-103
April 27: Magic – Celtics
April 29: Celtics – Magic (if necessary)
May 1: Magic – Celtics (if necessary)
May 3: Celtics – Magic (if necessary)
– New York Knicks (3º) vs Detroit Pistons (6º)
19 de Abril: Knicks – Pistons 123-112
21 de Abril: Knicks – Pistons 94-100
24 de abril: pistons – knicks 116-118
27 De Abril: Pistons – Knicks
29 De Abril: Knicks – Pistons
May 1: Pistons – Knicks (if necessary)
May 3: Knicks – Pistons (if necessary)
Indiana Pacers (4º) vs Milwaukee Bucks (5º)
19 de abril: Pacers – Bucks 117-98
22 de abril: Pacers – Bucks 123-115
25 de abril: Bucks – Pacers 117-101
27 de abril: Bucks – Pacers
April 29: Pacers – Bucks (if necessary)
May 2: Bucks – Pacers (if necessary)
May 4: Pacers – Bucks (if necessary)
– Oklahoma City Thunder (1º) vs Memphis Grizzlies (8º)
(Thunder lead 3-0)
April 20: Thunder – Grizzlies 131-80
April 22: Thunder – Grizzlies 118-99
April 24: Grizzlies – Thunder 108-114
Saturday April 26: Grizzlies – Thunder, 16.30 hs
April 28: Thunder – Grizzlies (if necessary)
May 1: Grizzlies – Thunder (if necessary)
May 3: Thunder – Grizzlies (if necessary)
– Houston Rockets (2º) vs Golden State Warriors (7º)
(Equalized qualifiers 1-1)
20 de abril: Rockets – Warriors 85-95
23 de abril: Rockets – Warriors 109-94
Saturday 26 de abril: Warriors – Rockets, 21.30 hs.
28 de abril: Warriors – Rockets
30 de abril: Rockets – Warriors
May 2: Warriors – Rockets (if necessary)
May 4: Rockets – Warriors (if necessary)
– Los Angeles Lakers (3º) VS Minnesota Timberwolves (6º)
19 de abril: Lakers – Timberwolves 95-117
22 de abril: Lakers – Timberwolves 94-85
25 de abril: Timberwolves – Lakers 116-104
27 de abril: Timberwolves – Lakers
30 de abril: Lakers – Timberwolves
May 2: Timberwolves – Lakers (if necessary)
May 4: Lakers – Timberwolves (if necessary)
– Denver Nuggets (4º) vs LA Clippers (5º)
April 19: Nuggets – Clippers 112-110 (extension)
April 21: Nuggets – Clippers 102-105
April 24: Clippers – Nuggets 117-83
Saturday 26 de abril: Clippers – Nuggets, 19 hs
April 29: Nuggets – Clippers
May 1: Clippers – Nuggets (if necessary)
May 3: Nuggets – Clippers (if necessary)