Middleton Miami drops a fatal basket, and the Nets beat the Celtics
Milwaukee Bucks player Chris Middleton, after the decisive shot that ensured victory over Miami Heat yesterday - (AFP) Los Angeles - Chris Middleton scored a double basket less than a second before the end of the game, to lead the Bucks team to victory.
A thrilling 109-107 victory over the Miami Heat after extension, in the first game that brought them together the day before yesterday in the first round of the playoffs in the eastern region competitions in the NBA.
Middleton maintained his composure to score the basket from the middle distance 0.5 seconds early to give the Bucks a 1-0 lead in a match to qualify for the zone semi-finals.
A team with four wins in a possible seven-match series. . In other first-round opening games, the Brooklyn Nets typically fall from 12 points in the second quarter to a 104-93 victory over the Boston Celtics.
In the Western District, brilliant Slovenian Luka Doncic scored a "triple double" to lead the Mavericks to a 113-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
The Portland Trail Blazers also defeated the Denver Nuggets, 123-109.
The Bucks, led by Middleton and the Greek giants, Yannis Antetokumbu, are seeking revenge against Miami, who beat them in the Eastern Conference final last season (4-1).
Heat star Jimmy Butler imposed the extension after entering the basket and scored a two-point 99-99 tie at the Vice Forum in Milwaukee.
Antetokumbu, who appeared to be in pain in his left arm, scored 26 points, 18 rebounds and five assists.
But the MVP in the regular league in the past two seasons has continued to abuse free throws, and only made six successful shots from 13 attempts at a 46.2 percent rate.
Gro Holiday added 20 points and Bucks' Brooke Lopez 18, Middleton, who finished the game with 27 points and six rebounds, said
In addition to assists, "It's a good start. We made a lot of mistakes and wasted a lot of free throws while we scored a lot of three-baskets while wasting them in turn.
But it's a good start. He also praised the Greek's performance from the other side of the field and said, "I don't think he played the game he wanted.
But he fought and defended well and that's what he has to do - when you're not on your day, try to do other things.
And in second place last season, Slovenian Goran Drai was the best with 25 points, while Duncan Robinson scored 24 points, compared to 17 for Butler.
Brooklyn and Kevin Durant scored 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead the net to the win, while Kyrie Irving added 29 points and James Harden 21.
It was only the ninth game this season that the Nets Trio have played together, and Durant admitted they needed time. To meet 14,391 fans at Barclays Stadium.
The position where the team succeeded in one of 13 attempts from behind the arc in the first half. “I think we sped up a little bit early on in the shooting,” he said.
Our audience was in the stands for the first time a lot, and I think the adrenaline was high. He continued, "We calmed down a bit in the second half, were smart in our defensive principles and hit some good balls."
Three consecutive hat-tricks in the first minutes of the third quarter set the stage for the Nets to take Jason Tatum and was the best by the Celtics with 22 points and Marcus Smart added 17 points.
Kimba Walker 15 plays the second team. Game in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Doncic scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Dallas to victory over the Clippers, who ousted him after six games in the same round last season.
And in the fourth inning, Damien Lillard scored 34 points to lead the Blazers to a 123-109 victory over the Denver Nuggets, recording five three-pointers out of 19 successful shots for the team from 40 consecutive attempts.
I bowed in the evening. As for the Nuggets, it was Serbian Nikola Djokic, who is competing for the award for the best player in the regular league, along with Stephen Curry, star of the Golden State Warriors,
and Joel Embiid of Philadelphia 76ers, who scored 34 points to Michael Potter's 25.
"I hope things are different this time, and I hope the same story won't be repeated," Luca, 22, said after the win. I forgot how cool it is to play in the knockout stage.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points and Dorian Finney Smith added 18 points from the Mavericks. Kowhi Lenard was the better side of the losing team with 26 points to Paul George's 23.
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