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On April 17th, the NBA playoffs of this season officially started.
The Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Pacers 109-108 at home and won the first victory of this round of the series, leading 1-0 by a big score.
Also getting off to a good start was the Spurs, who beat the Grizzlies 111-82 at home.
Although the Cavaliers lost in the final stage of the regular season, LeBron James, the head star who has reached the finals for 6 consecutive years, still scored a game-high 32 points, plus 13 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
It is worth mentioning that James also surpassed the number of Spurs star Duncan’s playoff shots and rose to the fifth place in NBA history with this campaign; at the same time, he also became the ninth person in NBA history to complete 200 games.
Playoff players.
For the first time since 1996, the Spurs have lost Duncan in their playoff lineup, but they still have a new leader, Leonard.
After the Grizzlies made a fantastic start, it was he who led the team to chase the score and sealed the victory with a 20-point lead at the end of the third quarter.
Of course, he scored 32 points in 32 minutes in three quarters, tying “Kawaii”‘s single-game scoring record in his playoff career.
In the other two games, the Bucks had a small upset and defeated the Raptors 97-83 in the away game; the Jazz narrowly beat the Clippers 97-95 in the away game with Joe Johnson’s countdown lore.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Love scored 7 points with shots and penalties, but George assisted Turner with an empty basket after hitting a three-pointer from the outside.
James, who was not eager to attack, did not score 4 points with shots and penalties until the end of the quarter. The Cavaliers also took a slight lead of 34-29 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Brooks and James’ two three-pointers opened up the rhythm of the fierce battle between the two sides. James and Irving’s gliding back and back dunk after the alley-oop cooperation was particularly exciting.
At halftime, the Cavaliers continued to lead by 7 points 66-59.
Changing sides to fight again, although Paul George made a jump shot first, but James’ layup and three-pointer gradually opened up the point difference.
After that, George continued to step forward and narrowed the point difference to 3 points after scoring 7 points in a row, stabilizing the situation for the Pacers.
However, at the end of the third quarter, James led the Cavaliers to play a wave of 10-0 attacks, widening the point difference to 12 points in one fell swoop.
Then the Pacers counterattacked slightly, and Seraphine made a layup to stop the team’s bleeding. At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers led 92-84.
In the final decisive battle, the Cavaliers still maintained a lead of about 10 points in the first half.
However, after 103-94, the Cavaliers failed to score three consecutive empty baskets.
Go-ahead to 105-103.
Fortunately, James’ dunks and Irving’s layup stabilized the morale of the army in the final stage, but the Pacers missed the lore and lost 108-109.
For James, the victory in this game also extended his winning streak in the first round of the playoffs to 18 games.
This game is of great significance to the Grizzlies’ starting small forward Vince Carter.
oldest starter.
After the opening, Gasol Jr. and Conley fired one after another, with an 18-7 start allowing the Grizzlies to turn away.
Since then, Leonard has continuously used jump shots to hit opponents, leading the Spurs to respond to a 10-0 offensive. At the end of the first quarter, they were only 5 points behind 25-30.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Gasol, who scored 11 points in the first quarter, still felt hot, but the other teammates of the Grizzlies were in trouble, and they only scored 19 points in this quarter.
The Spurs relied on Parker’s five points in a row to overtake the score to 34-33. After that, Leonard made a pass to Alder to complete the dunk, and Parker also scored a three-pointer, leading 52-49 at halftime.
At the beginning of the second half, Aldridge scored 4 points in a row to help the Spurs lead by 7 points, but the two sides fell into a stalemate after that.
Until the end of the quarter, it was Leonard who led the Spurs to play a wave of 14-2 attacks. He alone scored 11 points in this attack, helping the team lead 84-64.
At the beginning of the last quarter, the Spurs continued to be strong. After another wave of 9-0, the Spurs have expanded their advantage to more than 30 points.
Since then, the two sides withdrew their main players, and the Spurs finally defeated the Grizzlies 111-82.
Bucks 97-83 Raptors
Jazz 97-95 Clippers
On April 17, , the NBA playoffs of this season officially started.
The Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Pacers 109-108 at home and won the first victory of this round of the series, leading 1-0 by a big score.
Also getting off to a good start was the Spurs, who beat the Grizzlies 111-82 at home.
Although the Cavaliers lost in the final stage of the regular season, LeBron James, the head star who has reached the finals for 6 consecutive years, still scored a game-high 32 points, plus 13 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
It is worth mentioning that James also surpassed the number of Spurs star Duncan’s playoff shots and rose to the fifth place in NBA history with this campaign; at the same time, he also became the ninth person in NBA history to complete 200 games.
Playoff players.
For the first time since 1996, the Spurs lost Duncan in the playoff lineup, but they still have new leader Lun