2024-05-01 07:18:49
New York (AFP)
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks revived their hopes of reaching the second round, respectively beating the New York Knicks 112-106 following overtime and the Indiana Pacers 115-92 in the fifth matchup. within the Eastern Conference, in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The Sixers and Bucks entered the confrontation threatened with an early exit, in case of defeat, as they were trailing 1-3 in both series, but they managed to pull out the victory, reducing the gap to 2 -3, and thus playing a sixth match.
During the first match, at Madison Square Garden, the Sixers owed their victory to their star, Tyrese Maxey, 23, who had an exceptional match, his best in the playoffs, by scoring 46 points, with nine assists.
Maxi, who last week was named Most Improved Player of the Year, particularly shone during another wild end to the game, with the Sixers trailing by six points 29 seconds before the final whistle, but two long shots from Maxi, the second from the field logo, far behind. The three-pointer brought his team back into the game.
New York started strong in overtime, thanks to its star Jaylen Brunson, who scored 5 of 40 points in the game, but his team then collapsed in the face of the response of the Sixers, who scored nine consecutive points.
Maxi commented: “We were just trying to survive, the season was on the line and I have confidence in my work.”
Once once more humiliated by Madison Square Garden, Joel Embiid shone with a triple-double (19 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) and a bad hit on Brunson which almost cost his team the game in overtime.
The Sixers also included stars Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris, who each scored 19 points with 16 rebounds and 10 assists for the former.
In the second, the Milwaukee Bucks, in the absence of their injured stars, the Greeks Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) and Damian Lillard (Achilles tendon), created a surprise by beating the Indiana Pacers 115-92.
Unexpected hero Bobby Portis excelled by scoring 29 points with 10 rebounds, and Chris Middleton also added 29 points with 12 rebounds, and they kept their team’s hopes alive.
On the other hand, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton only scored 16 points, which was his team’s best.
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