Boston better than Atlanta, Cleveland and Phoenix reached a settlement

The Celtics took a 2:0 lead in the series, the Cavaliers had no problems with the Knicks, Devin Booker led the Suns against the tough Clippers

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Boston basketball players took a 2:0 lead in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, as they beat Atlanta 119:106 tonight.

Atlanta opened the match well and led by 11 points (22:11) halfway through the first half. By the end of the quarter, Boston answered with a series of 17:3 and from that moment did not let go of the advantage.

Boston gained the maximum plus 22 (119:97) at the end of the match, after Jason Tatum's dunk.

In the winning team, Tatum had a double-double performance with 29 points and 10 rebounds, and he also had six assists. Derrick White had 26 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, becoming just the second guard in Boston history with 25 or more points and three or more blocks in the playoffs, joining Reggie Lewis.

Dejonte Murray was the most effective in the visiting team with 29 points, with six rebounds and assists and four steals, Tre Young added 24 points, Deandre Hunter recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Serbian basketball player Bogdan Bogdanović in 33 minutes on the court, he recorded 18 points, four assists, and two caught and stolen balls each, with a 7/11 field goal.

The playoff series moves to Atlanta, and the next match is played on the night between Friday and Saturday.

Cleveland tied the game at 1:1 in the playoff series of the Eastern Conference, after defeating the New York Knicks 107:90 at home.

At the end of the second quarter, the home team led by 20 points, then controlled the game for the entire second half, and in the middle of the fourth quarter they took the lead with a maximum plus 29 (99:70).

Darius Garland had the best performance in the Cleveland team with 32 points (26 in the first half), along with seven assists, Karis Levert added 24 points, while Donovan Mitchell recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 assists, that is, Evan Mobley with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Julius Randle scored 22 points for the visitors, along with eight rebounds, and Jaylen Branson scored 20 points.

The third match of the playoff series between the two teams will be played on the night between Friday and Saturday in New York.

Phoenix tied at 1:1 in the playoff series of the Western Conference, as it beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123:109 at home.

For most of the first half, the guests were in the lead, and during the second quarter they took the biggest lead of 49:36.

Phoenix managed to equalize at 59:59 by the end of the first half, and then opened the second half with a 12:2 streak. Until the end of the match, the team from Arizona did not let go of the lead.

Devin Booker scored 38 points for the home team with nine assists, Kevin Durant had 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Deandre Ayton had a double-double performance with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Kawhi Leonard recorded 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the defeated team, and Russell Westbrook added 28 points.

The next match will be played in Los Angeles on the night between Thursday and Friday.

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