On the evening of Saturday, April 27, the next game day of the first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs started.
In the first match, Orlando defeated Cleveland on its own floor and thereby evened the series score. Then Oklahoma came to visit New Orleans, which was unable to compete with the best team in the West during the regular season.
At night, Boston took revenge on Miami for its home defeat, taking away the away game in Florida. Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk even appeared on the floor, but in 1:21 he never shot at the hoop, earning only one rebound.
In the last match, the Lakers tried with all their might to extend the series with Denver – the Lakers managed to delay the inevitable.
Orlando – Cleveland 112:89 (22:23, 29:37, 37:10, 24:19)
Orlando : F. Wagner (34 + 13 rebounds), Suggs (12 + 7 turnovers), Carter (11), Banchero (9), G. Harris (3) – start; Isaac (14 + 7 rebounds), Fultz (12), M. Wagner (7), Anthony (3), Okiki (3), Ingles (2), Black (2), Bitadze (0), Howard (0), Hustan (0).
Cleveland : Allen (21 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (18 + 6 assists + 6 turnovers), Garland (14 + 6 assists), E. Mobley (14 + 9 rebounds), Strus (7) – start; LeVert (5), Mrs. Morris (4), Thompson (4), Niang (2), Okoro (0), Merrill (0).
Series score 2-2
New Orleans – Oklahoma 85:106 (19:23, 27:37, 23:25, 16:21)
New Orleans : Ingram (19), McCollum (16 + 7 assists + 6 turnovers), Jones (15 + 7 rebounds), Murphy (10 + 6 rebounds + 3 steals), Valanciunas (7) – start; Nance (9 + 13 rebounds + 5 assists), Marshall (5), Daniels (4), Liddell (0), Ryan (0), Hawkins (0), Alvarado (0).
Oklahoma : Gilgeous-Alexander (24 + 8 assists + 4 steals), Jaylen Williams (21 + 9 rebounds + 5 assists), Giddy (21 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Dort (12), Holmgren (6 + 8 rebounds + 4 blocked shots) – start; Wiggins (6), Joe (6), Jaylin Williams (5), Wallace (5 + 3 steals), Hayward (0), K. Williams (0), Waters (0).
Series score 0-3
Miami – Boston 84:104 (12:21, 27:42, 22:24, 23:17)
Miami : Adebayo (20 + 9 rebounds), Jovic (15 + 8 rebounds), Hirro (15), Jaquez (12), Martin (5) – start; Highsmith (8), Mills (7), Bryant (2), Love (0), D. Robinson (0), O. Robinson (0).
Boston : Brown (22 + 8 rebounds), Tatum (22 + 11 rebounds), Porzingis (18), White (16), Holiday (3) – start; Horford (9), Pritchard (7), Hauser (5), Cornet (2), Brissett (0), Mykhailiuk (0).
Series score 1-2
Lakers – Denver 119:108 (28:23, 33:25, 30:32, 28:28)
Lakers : James (30), Davis (25 + 23 rebounds), Russell (21), Reeves (21), Hachimura (9) – start; Prince (9), Vincent (3), Dinwiddie (1), Hayes (0).
Denver : Jokic (33 + 14 rebounds + 14 assists), Porter (27 + 11 rebounds), Murray (22), Caldwell-Pope (14), Gordon (7) – start; Holiday (3), Watson (2), Brown (0), Jackson (0).
Series score 1-3
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