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Toronto Raptor is a current NBA champion and they are playing like an NBA champion in this bubble environment. They swept Brooklyn Nets after dominating victory with 150-122 with a some record involve in it. 


 Toronto Raptors bench scored 100 points for them in this game which is a record by any team to score 100 points by a bench players. 94 points are the maximum scored by bench players in regular games and 86 points in post-season.


3:08 to go in the first quarter, Kyle Lowery faced an injury and he left a court. He is Toronto Raptors best point guard but Raptors have some very good players who can play good in the absence of Lowry. 


Toronto bench players outscored Nets bench players by 55 points which was a huge margin for any team. Now Toronto Raptors will be playing against Boston Celtics who are playing too good basket ball by sweeping 76ers and now Celtics are one of the contender to win East. So Kyle Lowry has to return for Raptors in a series against Celtics. Without Kyle Lowry it will be hard for Toronto against Boston which is filled with young talents who can decide games result on their own.


Raptors gave a first sweep to any opposition team in their franchise history. Boston and Toronto both swept their opposition team means their series will be very exciting. 



Toronto Raptors' Scorers 


Norman Powell scored 29 points with 5 rebounds, Serge Ibaka scored 27 points with 15 rebounds and 2 assist, Davis made 14 points and Matt Thomas scored 12 points. All these 4 players scored 82 points combined coming off the bench and other four bench players scored 18 points in a game and they made a total of 100 points which is a record made by Toronto Raptors bench players.


Siakam scored 20 points with 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Anunoby made 10 points with 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Gasol and VanVleet each scored 9 points. Kyle Lowry scored only 2 points game before he left a game due to an injury.


Brooklyn Nets' Scorers 


LeVert led Nets in scoring with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. This is the gem Nets find in the absence of other star players. Allen grabbed 15 rebounds with 8 points. Johnson made 13 points, Musa scored 12 points. Cabarrot added 11 points and Temple made 10 points in a game.

  

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Once again Donovan Mitchel hits a mark of 50+ points in a game. This is his second 50+ game in this series as He scored 51 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and made 17 free throws out of 18 to give victory over Nuggets and took a commanding lead of 3 games to 1 in a series. Donovan Mitchel is now on a par with Michael Jordan Wilt Chamberlain and Iverson who scored two 50 points game in a series.   


Jamal Murray was also outstanding in a game with scored 50 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and a block. This was called a historic duel for any game. This is the first time in playoff history two players from the opposing team scored 50 points in the same game according to ESPN. This is Murray's career-high score. Murray made 9 3-pointer with a 3-point shooting percentage of 58.1%. Murray's 50 points are Denver Nugget's postseason record. 


Mitchel is doing great in this series. He is averaging 39.5 PPG, 5.8 APG with 56.4% shooting from the field, 95.5% from the free-throw line, and 51.4% from the three-point range. This number is too good for any player with this kind of efficiency. In the first game, Mitchel scored 57 points but he couldn't help his team to give victory in OT game.  



At the starting of the second quarter, Denver Nuggets took lead of 7 points in a game. 10:40 to go in the second quarter, Murray scored off the glass and drew a foul to give 8 points to Denver. After the first half Denver took a one-point lead in a game. 


A beautiful set up by Mike to Rudy Gobert with an alley-oop pass to lead it to dunk which tied a game at 73-73. Both teams competing with each other giving their best and giving an answer to each other's buckets. Utah Jazz got 11 points lead at the starting of the 4th quarter. 4:47 to go in the 4th quarter, Murray's 3-pointer made Denver's score 108 and cut a lead to 1 point from 11 points lead in the fourth quarter. Murray scored 21 points in the fourth quarter.    


57 seconds to go in the game, Mitchel made the biggest shot of a game, Mitchel had Millsap on him but he finished with a pull up 3 to give 4 points lead to Utah Jazz. Murray made last-second pullup 3 but it wasn't enough and Utah won a game by 129-127. 


Utah Jazz's Scorer: 


Jordan Clarkson is playing very well for this Utah Jazz team from coming off the bench. He scored 24 points with 3 rebounds. Conley gave support to Mitchel with 2 points. Gobert added 17 points with 11 rebounds.  


Denver Nuggets Scorer:  


Jokic put a number of 29 points with 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a game. Millsap added 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jerami Grant scored 12 points. 




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Boston Celtics advance into the next round of the playoffs. Boston Celtics competed first-round series sweep over Philadelphia with a win in the fourth game of first-round of playoffs.


This is the first time Philadelphia 76ers was swept by any team since 1989. Boston Celtics also registered their first series sweep over Philadelphia 76ers in their 15 playoff series.    


Ben Simmons' absence for Philadelphia gave them a huge hole. He is a points guard and the point guard's position is very important in the team. He is not a good shooter but he can guard any guards in the league and he is a very good player in the post and a very good passer. If he played in this series, A result would be different.


Joel Embiid did his best in this series and in this game, He scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in this game but it wasn't enough to give a win. But in team sports, one man alone can't do for a team on his own. There are other players who need to step up for the team for team's success. 


Boston Celtics are the example of teamwork. In a series, all players supported each other with their abilities for Boston. In some games, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown did their best and other players gave them support and in some games, Kemba shines just like today's game and he got support from other players. It is always hard to win a title while depending on one player. That is why Joel Embiid and Philadelphia swept by Boston Celtics.  


2:40 to go in the 3rd quarter, Harris faced a scary injury and it was a huge blow for 76ers. Last seconds in the third quarter, Jayson Tatum drained a deep 3 which gave 12 points lead to the Boston Celtics and from here Boston took command of a game. Boston made 12-0 run in the last 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter.    


5:12 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Tobias Harris came back in a game but it was too late to help his team.



Boston Celtics' Scorer:


Kemba Walker led Boston Celtics with 32 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jayson Tatum was once again great as he scored 28 points with 15 rebounds and 4 assists. This is Jayson Tatum's third career game with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in playoffs. Jaylen Brown scored 16 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Theis added 15 points with 4 rebounds. 


Philadelphia 76ers' Scorer: 


Al Horford added 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists. Tobias Harris made 20 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Josh Richardson and Milton each scored 14 points in a game. Burks scored 13 points. 

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Wow, Luka Doncic is unbelievable and now an elite player of an NBA. He sealed a deal against Clippers in a game 4 to tied a series with 2-2 as he finished a game with 43 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals, and a block in a game. He made the biggest shot of his NBA career since entering the NBA.    

 

Porzingis didn't play in a game. Mavericks started a game with a small lineup. This was Mavericks' biggest comeback of any playoff games. Once they had a deficit of 21 points in the second quarter but they came back from that deficit to register a win in OT. 


Luka with the Buzzer Beater and applause from NBA players 



First Quarter 


Dallas started 2-8 shots in the first 4 minutes of a game. 5:51 to go in the quarter, What a pass by Luca to Tim Hardaway to finish with a dunk. 5 and half minutes to go in the quarter, Paul George with a 2-pointer gave 8 points lead to the Clippers. 4 minutes to go in the quarter, Reggie Jackson with a straight-on 3 gave 11 points lead to Clippers. 3:36 remaining in the quarter, Reggie Jackson knocked down another 3 which gave a lead of 13 points to Clippers. Clippers got 15 points lead in the first quarter which cut to 10 points after the first quarter. 


Second Quarter 


Lou Williams drilled a 3-pointer at starting of a quarter. 9:20 to go, Green's corner three gave 18 points lead to Clippers. 8:12 remaining, Lou Williams threw up and a ball went into a bucket by drawing a foul. 3 points play by Williams gave 21 points lead to Clippers.  


3 minutes to go in the quarter, Dallas Mavericks made 15-2 run in the last 3:49 minutes which cut 21 points lead to only 7 points. Luca's 3-pointer cut a lead to 6 points when 2:08 remaining in the quarter. Clippers got 8 points lead after a first-half of a game. 


First Half: Los Angeles Clippers 66 - Dallas Mavericks 58


Third Quarter


10:10 to go, Luka's floater cut a lead to 5 points. 8:22 to go, Hardaway Jr finished with a 3-pointer on Luka's assists which cut a lead to only a point. Dallas took a lead in a quarter when Hardaway drove towards the bucket passing Paul George and finished with a reverse layup to give 2 points lead to Dallas. Luka stole a ball from Paul George and drove inside, made a fake, and scored a bucket. Dallas made 21- 7  run in the first 8 minutes of the quarter to take a lead of  8 points. 2:20 to go, What a shot by Lou Williams to cut a lead to 3 points. Dallas outscored Clippers 35-19 and took a lead of 8 points after 3 quarters of play in a game.


Fourth Quarter 


Seth Curry's jumper gave lead of 10 points to Dallas at the starting of the fourth quarter. Tim Hardaway Jr's shot blocked by Harrell just 1 minute passed in the quarter. 10:39 to go, Lou Williams launched a shot and it connected to rim. Dallas lead cut to only 5 points. 9:27 to go, Seth Curry off the dribble, got into the paint, pulled back and following away from the rim, and nailed a 2-pointer which gave 10 points lead to Dallas in the quarter.


4:27 minutes to go, Los Angeles Clippers made 8-0 run in the last 2:05 minutes before Luka banged a 3-pointer. Luka made another long 3-pointer to give 7 points lead to Dallas. 2:44 to go, Tim Hardaway made 3-pointer, 8 points lead for Dallas. Reggie Jackson's 2 superb plays cut a lead to only 2 points. One was he made 3-pointer and another one was saving a ball from going out of a bound and passed a ball to Leonard who finished with a 3-pointer. Williams tied a game for Clippers at 121-121. Leonard missed a chance to give a win to Clippers as he missed a clutch shot.


OT 


1:18 to go, Luka missed a shot which was an airball but it was taken by Burke who put up the baseline jumper to score a bucket. 1:04 to go, Lou Williams scored a bucket and drew a foul to give 2 points lead to Lakers. 19 seconds to go, Luka made back to back buckets to give 2 points lead to Dallas but Morris corner 3-pointer gave 1 point lead to Clippers. Luka got a ball and made Jackson dance and pulled up 3-pointer at the buzzer-beater. The biggest moment for Luka Doncic since his start of the NBA career.  


Dallas Wins: Dallas Mavericks 135 - Los Angeles Clippers 133

  

Dallas Mavericks' Scorer 


Trey Burke dropped 25 points, 5 rebounds, an assist, and 2 steals. Tim Hardaway Jr. registered 21 points with 5 rebounds and an assist. Seth Curry scored 15 points and Boban added 10 points with 7 rebounds. 


Los Angeles Clippers' Scorer 


Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. Lou Williams did a great job for Clippers by scoring 36 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in a game. Jackson scored 14 points and Zubac added 15 points. 

  



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Giannis one of the best performance from the shooting led them to the dominating victory over Orlando with 121-107. Orlando never had any chance in the game. After game 1's performance by Orlando, it looks like Orlando could give a fight to the Bucks but after first game Bucks win both games easily and takes 2-1 lead in series. 


First Quarter 


2:52 left in the quarter, DiVincenzo slew his way through the defense. which gave 11 points lead to the Milwaukee Bucks. There were 7 lead changes in an opening couple of minutes of the game and after that Milwaukee made 15-3 run to take 11 points lead. 52.3 seconds to go, Giannis drained a 3-pointer which gave 9 points lead to the Bucks. Orlando Magic's D.J.Augustin replied with his own 3-pointer. Milwaukee was able to hold a lead of 8 points after the first quarter. 


Second Quarter


10:54 to go in the quarter, Giannis made a huge block. 10:09 to go, Giannis just kept on coming to the rim to score a bucket and he did it with ease to give 11 points lead to the Bucks. Just under 3-minutes of play in the quarter, Milwaukee Bucks took a lead of 15 points in a game. 8:07 minutes to go in the quarter, Augustin made 3-pointer by putting Eric on the court. 


Augustin scored 7 consecutive points for Orlando in one minute. 6:06 to go, Mathews scored from a three-point line to give 19 points lead to the Bucks. 4:32 to go, Mathews banged another 3-pointer on Middleton's pass to give 24 points lead to the Bucks. 1:44 minutes to go, With Giannis's 3-pointer Milwaukee made 21-4 run in the last 7 minutes of a quarter. Bucks got 27 points lead after the first half of a game. They outscored Orlando in a quarter with 39-20. 


First Half: Milwaukee Bucks 70 - Orlando Magic 43


Third Quarter 


Chris Middleton started a quarter with 3-pointer which gave 30 points lead to the Bucks. 6:18 to go, Middleton scored with a baseline jumper to give 34 points lead to Bucks. A third-quarter look liked barrages of 3 pointers by both teams. 22.4 seconds to go, Ross drew a foul with 3 points play but he was unable to make 4 points play. 


Fourth Quarter


9:03 to go, Orlando made Bucks 30 points lead to 15 points in the fourth quarter. Terrence Ross's jumper 3 cut a lead to only 12 points. Orlando made 15-3 run in the staring 5 minutes of the quarter. 5:24 to go, Giannis scored a bucket with a nasty finish which took a lead back to 21 points, Bucks made 9-0 run after Orlando's run. Orlando never came back in a game from the first quarter.


Full Game: Milwaukee Bucks 121 - Orlando Magic 107  


Both teams were superb from the long-range. Milwaukee made 19 3-pointer out of 40 with a 3-point shooting percentage of 47.5% and Orlando Magic made 17 3-pointer from 37 with a shooting percentage of 45.9%. Milwaukee Bucks made 46 field goals from 82(56.1%) which are great numbers by any team. 



Milwaukee Bucks' Scorers 


Giannis dropped 35 points(12-14 from the field with shooting percentage 85.7%). He added 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Middleton added 17 points with 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Lopez made 16 points with 6 rebounds. Bledsoe scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.  



Orlando Magic's Scorer 


Vucevuc dropped 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Ross added 20 points from the bench and D.J.Augustin also scored 24 points with 3 rebounds and 6 assists coming off the bench. Fournier scored 13 points in a game. 





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