Miami wins 23 3-pointers over Boston at No. 1 in Eastern Conference…1 win and 1 loss
The Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association NBA have won two consecutive Western Conference playoffs, gaining an advantage to advance to the second round.
Oklahoma City defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 in the second round of the 2023-2024 NBA Western Conference quarterfinals four wins out of seven held at Paycom Center in Oklahoma on the 25th.
Shai Gilzer Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren scored 26 points to lead the team to a complete victory.
Oklahoma City, which has won two consecutive games, will play Game 3 at the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans’ home stadium, on the 28th.
Oklahoma City, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, made 29 3-pointers and made 14 shots, recording a 59% hit rate.
New Orleans’ star Zion Williamson was unable to use his strength in attack as he remained on the bench in Game 2 following Game 1 due to a muscle hamstring injury in the back of his left thigh.
Oklahoma City, which led 63-50 in the first half alone with 20 points from Homegren and 16 points from Gilles Alexander, widened the gap to 92-74 in the third quarter.
Oklahoma City showed room to bring its main players to the bench in the fourth quarter as the gap widened.
The Miami Heat held the Boston Celtics, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, with a high-sensitivity 3-pointer, to balance the game.
Miami defeated Boston 111-101 in the second leg of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at TD Garden to make the series 1–1.
In Miami, not only Tyler Hiro scored 24 points, but five players, including Bam Adebayo 21 points and Caleb Martin 21 points, played even with double-digit scores.
In addition, he made 23 3-pointers, setting the most playoff record since the team was founded.
Boston scored 33 points for Jaylen Brown and 28 for Jason Tatum, but failed to overcome Miami, which showed various scoring routes.
Miami, which entered the final quarter with an 85-79 lead until the third quarter, was chased 94-84 with about six minutes left on Boston’s Derek White’s 3-pointer and a 3-point play.
However, Miami took a breather after Haywood Highsmith’s 3-pointer followed by Jaime Haquez Jr.’s 3-pointer in a row to make it 100-91.
Boston trailed 101-109 with Tatum’s layup 35 seconds before the end, but there was not enough time to turn the win or loss around.
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