The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics won their first playoff game side by side.
Oklahoma City defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 94-92 thanks to ace Shai Gilgers-Alexander (28 points, 6 rebounds) making a three-point play 33 seconds before the end of the game in the first round of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2023-2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) at Paycom Center on the 22nd (Korea time).
Oklahoma City, which took the No. 1 seed by ranking No. 1 in the regular league at the Western Conference, continued its tight race against New Orleans, which secured the PO through a play-in tournament. It seemed to be leading for a while midway through the third quarter, but struggled due to the fierce pursuit of New Orleans in the fourth quarter.
The game was decided right before the game ended. Oklahoma City, which was on offense at 90-90 with 33 seconds left in the game, made a floater that followed a one-on-one breakthrough and even made a free throw with an opponent team foul. Oklahoma City, which led 93-90, allowed C.J. McCollum (20 points, 6 assists) to score two points, but gained a free throw due to opponent team foul play. Chet Holmgren (15 points, 11 rebounds) made just one of his two pitches. He had 14 seconds left. New Orleans started offensives after the game-time, but McCollum’s three-point shot missed the rim to determine the winner.
The Boston Celtics, who ranked No. 1 in the Eastern Conference regular league, also laughed 114-94 first in the first round of the conference quarterfinals home game against the Miami Heat. In the face of Miami, which ace Jimmy Butler decided due to injury, Jason Tatum (23 points, 10 points, 10 assists) made a triple-double, and Derek White (20 points, 4 3-point shots), Kristaps Porzingis (18 points, 4 3-point shots), and Jaylen Brown (17 points, 3 points), won the game. Boston had eight players on the court on the day, and six players scored double-digit points.
BY: 카지노사이트 순위
