Tatum's explosion brought victory to Boston, Denver to the finals of the West according to Jokic's notes

PHILADELPHIA - BOSTON 86:95

Jayson Tatum missed 14 of his first 15 shots, looked like a player who didn't belong on an NBA court for three and a half periods, then hit four three-pointers in the final four minutes, silenced a raucous Philadelphia crowd and - most importantly - gave Boston a sixth-round victory. the match.

The Celtics had plus 16 in the middle of the second period, but without the contribution of their best scorer, they could not maintain their advantage, so the home team had a basket difference (12:73) entering the last 71 minutes.

This was a game in which points were hard to come by, and the guy who was selected as the third pick in the draft in 2017, was the man of the decision.

He scored a three-pointer for a turnaround (83:84), then another for plus four (83:87), after which Maxi was halved from the penalty line (84:87), and then with two more long-range shots he solved all dilemmas ( 84:95).

The Celtics' low wing scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, three more than the entire Sixers team.

He finished the match with 19 points, Marcus Smart had 22, Jaylen Brown 17, Malcolm Brogdon 16...

Embiid was the best player of Philadelphia with 26 points and 10 rebounds, Tyris Maxey had the same scoring performance as the newly crowned MVP, and James Harden failed - he scored 13 points, with a desperate shot from the field (4/16).

The team from Pennsylvania missed the opportunity to celebrate the placement in the finals of the East, the first since 2001, so now they will have to "take it out" in Massachusetts.

PHOENIX - DENVER 100:125

Last season Luka Dončić, this season - Nikola Jokić. The players from the Balkans continued the "mini-tradition" of knocking Phoenix out of the playoffs in a very effective way.

In the seventh game, the Mavericks humiliated the Suns by 33 points (90:123), and in a similar way, the Nuggets sent Booker, Durant and Paul to an early vacation in Cancun in the sixth.

The team from Colorado made a 23:2 run at the end of the first period, leading by 18 points (44:26), and by halftime the winner was clear (51:81).

Jokić again played a masterful match. The Serbian center scored 32 points (13/18 from the field), grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 12 assists, recording his fourth triple-double in this year's playoffs.

Jamal Murray added 26, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 21, Bruce Brown 13, Michael Porter 10...

Cameron Payne was the most effective player of the Suns with 31 points, Durant scored 23 (8/19 from the field), Joc Landale 13, and Devin Booker completely failed. He scored 12 points, shooting 4/13 from the field.

Denver made it to the finals of the West, for the first time since 2020, and will face the better of the duel LA Lakers - Golden State, where the "lakers" lead 3:2.