Aurélie SACCHELLI, Media365, published on Sunday April 24, 2022 at 08:15
Boston now leads 3-0 in its series once morest Brooklyn following winning at the Nets on Saturday. For their part, Utah and Minnesota come back to 2-2 once morest Dallas and Memphis respectively following their victory at home.
Favorite for the title last fall, Brooklyn is now on the verge of elimination in the first round of the play-offs! The Nets are indeed led 3-0 by Boston, following their home defeat 103-109 in Game 3. The Celtics, carried by their trio Jayson Tatum (39) – Jaylen Brown (23pts) – Marcus Smart (14pts), led from the eighth to the last minute in this encounter and once more put up a defense that made Steve Nash’s players suffer martyrdom. The Nets have indeed lost no less than 21 balls (6 interceptions for Tatum), which offered 37 points to the Celtics. Kevin Durant, considered the best forward in the world, might only take 11 shots in 46 minutes, for 16 points in total. Kyrie Irving (17 shots but 0 of 7 at 3pts) also finished with 16 points, while Bruce Brown increased his personal counter to 26. Even if they were dominated, the Nets managed to come back in the wake of Boston several times (-1 just before halftime, -3 at the end of the third quarter, -4 in the middle of the last quarter), but the C’s never panicked, and they now have nine toes in the second round. They might even conclude the series on Monday, still in Brooklyn, which would be a huge snub for the Nets. Ben Simmons might also make his debut in the black jersey during this Match 4.
More info to come…
BASKET – NBA / PLAY-OFFS 2022
Premier tour
Eastern Conference
BOSTON CELTICS (2) – BROOKLYN NETS (7) : -0
Match 1 –Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets : 115-114
Match 2 –Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets : 114-107
Match 3 – Brooklyn Nets – Boston Celtics : 103-109
Game 4 on Monday, April 25 in Brooklyn
Game 5 (if needed) on Wednesday, April 27 in Boston
Game 6 (if needed) on Friday, April 29 in Brooklyn
Game 7 (if needed) on Sunday, May 1 in Boston
Western Conference
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (2) – MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (7) : 2-2
Match 1 – Memphis Grizzlies – Minnesota Timberwolves : 117-130
Match 2 –Memphis Grizzlies – Minnesota Timberwolves : 124-96
Match 3 – Minnesota Timberwolves – Memphis Grizzlies : 95-104
Match 4 –Minnesota Timberwolves – Memphis Grizzlies : 119-118
Game 5 on Tuesday, April 26 in Memphis
Game 6 on Friday, April 29 at Minnesota
Game 7 (if needed) on Sunday, May 1 at Memphis
DALLAS MAVERICKS (4) – UTAH JAZZ (5) : 2-2
Match 1 – Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz : 93-99
Match 2 –Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz : 110-104
Match 3 – Utah Jazz – Dallas Mavericks : 118-126
Match 4 – Utah Jazz – Dallas Mavericks : 100-99
Game 5 on Monday, April 25 in Dallas
Game 6 on Thursday, April 28 at Utah
Game 7 (if needed) Saturday, April 30 at Dallas
