BOSTON - ATLANTA 117:119
Atlanta doesn't give up. Without Dejontay Mario, the team's second-best player, who was suspended for pushing a referee in the previous game, the Hawks defeated Boston.
The man of the decision was Trae Young. The young point guard endured criticism during the series, playing very poorly in the first two games in Massachusetts, but when everyone thought the Celtics would routinely triumph, he got in the way.
He scored 38 points (14/33 from the field) and handed out 13 assists, and his three-pointer from eight and a half meters decided the question of the winner.
The former fifth pick in the draft scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, and the last 14 points of the visitors were his work.
From the beginning of the match, the "Hawks" let the hosts know that they did not come to the "TD Garden" to watch the "Celts" celebrate their passage to the semi-finals, and in the final 12 minutes they came back from minus 12 and now in Georgia they will have the opportunity to win the seventh game.
John Collins was the second most effective in the winning team with 22 points, Bogdan Bogdanović scored 18, and Diandre Hunter scored 12.
Among last year's finalists, Jaylen Brown stood out with 35 points, Jayson Tatum scored 19, Derrick White 18, Malcolm Brogdon 14...
DENVER - MINNESOTA 112:109
Denver justified the role of favorite, eliminated the Timberwolves in five games and will meet with Phoenix in the next round.
The guests from Minneapolis fought until the very end, the entire match was tied, but the hosts were more composed in the last quarter.
Jamal Mari was the Nuggets' leading scorer with 35 points, confirming his excellent form, Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double (28-17-12), but had perhaps the most ineffective game of his career. The Serbian center shot only 28 percent from the field (5/21 for two, 3/8 for three). Eron Gordon and Bruce Brown scored 14 points each.
Anthony Edwards was by default the best among the "wolves" with 29 points, Karl Anthony Towns stopped at 27, while Rudi Gober added 16, with 15 rebounds.
PHOENIX - LA CLIPERS 136:130
The decimated Clippers couldn't win in Arizona, but that's why they made the host's job as difficult as possible.
Without Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, who played the first two matches, the team from Los Angeles "died" in the most beautiful way possible.
They did not give up at any moment, and in the last quarter, despite losing 20 points at the beginning (114:94), they managed to get to minus two (58:132) one minute and 130 seconds before the end.
However, they couldn't find a solution for Devin Booker. The Suns guard scored 47 points (19/27 from the field), grabbed eight rebounds and dished out 10 assists, capping the best playoff run of his career.
"This was a spiritual experience," Durant said after the game, talking about Booker's release.
The team from Arizona was losing at halftime (61:70), and then played an incredible third quarter in which they won with a score of 50:24.
Kevin Durant finished the match with 31 points, Deandre Ayton added 21, and Chris Paul added 15.
Norman Powell led the guests from California with 27 points, Mason Plumlee added 20, Nick Batum 19, Ivica Zubac 16, Russell Westbrook 14...
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