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                      Dominic Thiem with his first US Open title.         
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In the absence of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the US Open, Dominic Thiem was the favorite to win US Open with Novak Djokovic. Dominic did it in a way and it was not easy for him. Dominic Thiem is the first player in 71 years to win a final just after dropping the first two sets of a game. He faced young talent Alexander Zverev who is the future of tennis and definitely going to win many majors in tennis with his talent. 


Dominic Thiem won a thrilling game with 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. This is Thiem's 4th Grandslam appearance and he won a major championship after losing 3 finals. Dominic Thiem becomes the first Austrian to win US Open men's singles championships.


Set 1


Both players took their first game in a set but Zverev was able to break Thiem's serve in the third game. Zverev had 2 break points but Thiem was able to save one. In the next point, Thiem made a mistake and he put a ball into a net. Zverev won the third game and took a lead by breaking Dominic Theim's s service. Zverev broke the 7th game of a set on Dominic service. Zverev took the game and first set with an ace. First set Zverev 6-2


Set 2


Zverev got the first breakpoint in the second set with a fabulous shot, Dominic had no chance to give respond to that shot of Zverev. Dominic gave away a game by putting a shot out of line. Zverev broke the 5th game of Dominic serve and after that Zverev had a chance to take a set in 8th game on Dominic Serve but Dominic survived in that game. Zverev's backhand shot was too powerful for Dominic to handle and Dominic hit a ball into a net. Zverev took the second set 6-4. 


Set 3


In the set 3, Zverev broke 3rd game of a set on Dominic's serve, and in the next game, Dominic broke back Zverev's serve to level a set with 2-2. Dominic Thiem started a comeback in a match as he took the 10th game of Zverev's serve and the 3rd set in a match. Dominic took the third set. Dominic 1 - Zverev 2 after 3 sets.


Set 4


Both players were able to hold their services in the first 5 games of a set 4. What an outstanding play by Dominic in the 6th game of a set to get breakpoint. 8th game of a set, Dominic Thiem broke Zverev's serve. Thiem got a game and a set when Zverev hit a ball into a net at the 9th game of a set. Dominic won the fourth set by 6-3. He tied a set 2-2 


Set 5 


 Dominic Thiem broke Zverev's service in the first game of a fifth set. Dominic gave a second game with a double fault. Zverev had a breakpoint in the 8th game of a set and took a game and lead of 5-3 in a set but Dominic had other ideas and he took back to serve and broke Zverev. Dominic broke 11th game on Zverev Serve and took a 6-5 lead with serve but Zverev broke serve and tied a game at 6-6. Match went into a tie-breaker. 


Tie Breaker


Zverev took a lead in the tie break on Dominic serve but he couldn't hold this momentum as he gave away points with a double fault. Zverev once again gave a point with a double fault to Dominic Thiem. Dominic Thiem missed opportunities to get championship when he had two championship points. and Zverev tied in a tiebreaker at 6-6. Dominic Thiem got championship when Zverev hit a ball outside of the foul line. 


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Denver Nuggets become the first team in NBA history which faced 4 straight seven-game playoff series after getting a win in the 6th game of a series against the Clippers. Denver Nuggets already faced this situation and they made it through it. In the last series against Utah, they were behind 3-1 and won a series. 


Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the pillars of this Denver Nuggets team and they proved it right in this game. Jokic and Murray got a rating of +9 and +14 in a game. Michael Porter Jr is playing very well in this series which is the best part of the Nuggets success of the series. Jamal Murray scored 21 points with 69.2% in a game. 



Denver Nuggets shot a ball with a field goal percentage of 54.1% by making 40 of 74. and very good from the 3 point line with making 12 out of 25 shots with a shooting percentage of 48%. 


4:46 to go in the second quarter, Los Angeles Clippers had only 2 points lead in a game but the Clippers made a 16-2 run in the last 5 minutes of the second quarter to take  16 points to lead in the first half.  


At the starting of a 3rd quarter, Clippers got 19 points lead with Paul George making a 3-pointer. Jokic made a wonderful pass to Harris with a great look pass to cut a lead to only a point. Denver Nuggets made 17-0 in 5 minutes when 3:28 remaining in a quarter.  What a move by Murray to surprize Paul George and finished a play with a dunk. 


Tonny Craig tied a game on Jokic's wonderful pass at 79-79 in starting of the fourth quarter. Tony Craig was wide open to hit a 3-pointer and he made it which gave 3 points lead to the Clippers when 11 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Jokic's back to back 3-pointers extended a lead to 7 points and also took a game away from the Clippers. 6:58 to go, Porter Jr. banged a side step 3 for 5 points lead to Denver Nuggets. 4:45 to go in the fourth quarter, Garry Harris drained a 3-pointer which gave 10 points lead to Denver Nuggets. Denver Nuggets made 62-30 runs in two-quarters of play to take a game away from the Clippers. Nikola Jokic scored 11 points in the fourth quarter.


 

Denver Nuggets' Scorer 


Jokic scored 34 points with 14 rebounds, 7assists, 1 steal, 1 block with 5 turnovers. Jamal Murray scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steal with only one turn over. Harris added 16 points with 2 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals with +9 ratings in a game. 


Bench Players 


Michael Porter Jr. dropped 13 points with 7 rebounds and 1 blocks with a +12 rating. Craig scored 7 points with 5 boards. Morris added 10 points coming off the bench. 


Clippers' Scorer


Paul George led a way in scoring for the Clippers with 33 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, a huge number of steals with 5, and 1 block. Kawhi Leonard dropped 25 points with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. 


Bench Players 


Green added 11 points and Lou Willams scored 14 points with 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 steals.  


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Naomi Osaka, She is just 22 years old and already won 3 major titles with two US Opens and one Australian Open. She won first US Open back in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019. After two years she did it again and win another US Open. She is playing for Japan. 


She played like a warrior and she has a tough mentality just like Nadal. She won the 2020 US Open and how she won it, This should have happened with the stadium full of crowds. Osaka wore different masks honoring victims of racial injustice and police brutality in each round of the tournament.


Osaka is the first player who won a title after losing the first set of a match since 1994 which is before 25 years. No one did this in the last 25 years until Osaka able to do it in this US Open final.  


Set 1


Osaka made an unforced error by hitting a ball outside of a line to give the first break to Azarenka. Azarenka won the second game in a set without giving any point. Azarenka went ahead in a set with 2-0. Osaka won the third game of a set with an unforced error by Azarenka. After this Azarenka took 4 games and take a set 6-1. 


Set 2


Azarenka took the first game in a set with ease. In the second game, Azarenka got 2 breakpoints with going ahead 15-40 on Osaka's serve and took the second game with 3 consecutive points. Azarenka took the first 2 games in a second set. Azarenka had a chance to extend a lead to 3-0 but Osaka made comeback and took the third game by breaking the serve of Azarenka. Osaka took his serving game and tied at 2-2. In the seventh game of a set Azarenka made a mistake and Osaka got a breakpoint. Azarenka hit a ball out of the line and Osaka took game 7 and 4-3 lead in a set. Osaka took her serving game and once again she broke Azarenka's serve to take a set with 6-3. Azarenka had game points in game 9 of a set but she also missed this opportunity. Osaka took the last game of a set with hard-hitting shots.   


Set 3


Osaka took the first game of a set with a perfect online shot. Osaka broke the 4th game of Azarenka's serve in a set with her powerful hitting and took a 3-1 lead in a set. Once again in Azarenka had a chance to come back in a game but she missed it. She was ahead with 0-40 on Osaka's serve with 3 breakpoints but Osaka got back breakpoints and take the 5th game of a set. Osaka took 5 consecutive points to take a game 5 of a set. Azarenka got a breakpoint in a game 7 of a set and this time she was successful to take a game but Osaka took back 8th game of a set by breaking Azarenka's serve and in the next game on her own serve she took the game, set, and match to become the champion of US Open. 


Osaka won a game and championship against Azarenka with 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.  


After the game, Osaka said," It was a really tough match, but inspiring as I used to watch you(Azarenka) play here when I was younger. So just to have the opportunity to play is really great and I learned a lot. I thought it would be very embarrassing to lose in under an hour, so I had t stop having a Bad Attitude, and the point was to make people start talking. "


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LeBron and AD led a Lakers to the Western Conference finals. Lakers make into the Western Conference finals after 2010. LeBron James scored 29 points in a game. All players did their job in this game for Lakers where it is Danny Green, Kyle Kuzma, Rajon Rondo, Caruso, Morris or others. They did their part in a game. Meanwhile, Houston Rockets sinks when it comes to the vital moment of a series.


Lakers makes a franchise playoff record by hitting 19 3 pointers in a game. They made 19 3 FGM in just 37 FGA with 51.4 3FG%. Lakers out rebounded Houston Rockets with 50-31 rebounds.

 

Quarter 1

 

Caldwell-Pop scored the first point with 3-pointer for the Lakers. James Harden scored the first point for Houston by putting LeBron James on the floor. 9:16 to go, Danny Green drained a 3-pointer. 8:56 left, LeBron James drove down the lane between the Houston Rockets' defence and finished a play with a dunk. Lakers had 11 points lead after this play. 7:18 to go, Russell Westbrook tried to score on LeBron James but LeBron James blocked a shot of Westbrook. James scored 2 free-throws which gave 13 points lead to the Lakers. 6 minutes remaining in a quarter, LeBron James banged a 3 pointer before this Morris Jr did the same. With these 2 3-pointers, the Lakers got 16 points lead in a game. 4:06 to go Caldwell-Pope scored a 3 for 18 points Lakers lead in a quarter. Another Bucket by Caldwell-Pope. Caruso scored a Bucket for 22 points lead to Lakers when 2:54 remaining in a quarter. Lakers got a huge 22 points lead in just the first quarter. Houston Rockets was able to cut a lead to  15 points at the end of a quarter. Mclemore scored 3-pointer in the last quarter of a play.


Quarter 2


Houston Rockets made an 8-0 run at the start of a quarter to cut a lead to 7 points. 10 minutes to go, LeBron James knocked down a corner 3. 7:11 to go, James Harden stole a ball and tried to score a bucket on the other end but his shot blocked by Caruso from the behind. 5:04 to go in a quarter, Once again Houston Rockets cut a lead to a single digit with  Covington's 3-pointer. 3:48 to go, Rondo stole a ball from James Harden. 15 seconds to go, James drove and easily scored a bucket for 14 points lead in a quarter. Once again Mclemore ended a quarter with his 3 which cut the Lakers lead to 11 points. 


After the end of the first half of a game, LeBron James scored 19 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Morris added 10 points and Anthony Davis was able to score only 6 points with 5 boards and 4 dimes. James Harden scored 19 points with 7 of 11 FG made. 


Quarter 3


5:36 to go, Houston Rockets missed the last 8 field goals. 5 minutes to go, Anthony Davis grabbed an offensive board and hammered a rim with a dunk. Lakers got 22 points lead. n the next possession Jeff Green scored 2 free-throws for Houston Rockets. 25 seconds remaining in a quarter, Danny Green banged a 3-pointer to get 25 points lead in a game. Lakers got a huge 26 points lead after the end of the 3rd quarter.


Quarter 4


Kuzma starter a quarter with a catch and shoot 3-pointer, Lakers got 29 points lead with this play. 10:40 to go, Lakers got 30 points lead but Green knocked down a 3-pointer. Lakers maintained their 20+ lead in the fourth quarter. 


Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James scored 29 points with 11 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block with +19 ratings. Anthony Davis added only 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 dimes, and a block but he finished a game with a +29 rating in a game. Caldwell-Pope scored 10 points with +32 ratings. Danny Green made 14 points, 4 assists, and a huge + 35 rating, Highest in a game. Morris was superb in a game as he scored 16 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. All starter scored in double-figures for the Lakers.


Bench Players


Kyle Kuzma added 17 points with 4 boards, 2 assists, and a block coming off the bench. Horton Tucker added 9 points with 3 boards. Alex Caruso made 5 points with 2 boards, 2 dimes, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. 


Rockets' Scorers 


James Harden led Houston with 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Russell Westbrook scored only 10 points with 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. 


Bench Players


Jeff Green led the bench with 13 points, 2 boards, and 2 blocks. McLemore and Rivers both scored 9 points in a game. Clemons added 7 points coming off the bench. All Rockets' bench players got + ratings in a game. 


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It is Jayson Tatum's game with his strong performance in game 7 against Toronto Raptors. He scored 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5 assists in this game and he become the first player after basketball legend Kobe Bryant to score this kind of number in a game 7.


Boston Celtics are now emerging as a power of the East by making 3 Eastern Conference Finals in the last 4 years. Now they will face Miami Heat which is come as a dark horse in this year's playoffs and they stunned a team with the best record in this year's regular NBA season to make into the Eastern Conference Finals.   


Toronto Raptors were played a bad game, they turned a ball 18 times in a game. 


Quarter 1


6:54 minutes to go in a quarter, Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer to get 4 points lead. Toronto Raptors were able to score only 7 points in the first five minutes of a quarter. 6:18 remaining in a quarter, Marcus Smart made 3-pointer which gave 7 points lead to the Celtics. 5:24 to go, Jayson Tatum went behind a back and passed a ball to Jayel Brown who scored with a 3 to get 12 points lead in a game. Baston Celtics made a 13-0 run-in 2:20 minutes. Toronto Raptors made a 15-2 run to cut 12 points lead and got 1 point lead before 1:40 remaining in a quarter.    


Quarter 2


8:16 to go, the Toronto Raptors took the lead of 4 points with a bucket of VanVleet. 7:41 remaining, Boston Celtics was 2 for 13 in the last 8 minutes of a quarter. 6:05 to go, Ibaka went for 3 and he was fouled, went to the free-throw line, and scored all three points.  Toronto Raptors got 7 points lead in the quarter. Boston Celtics made 11-0 rut to cut 7 points lead of Toronto and took 4 point lead in a quarter.  Kemba Walker made a jumper which gave 6 points lead to Boston Celtics. After half time play, Boston Celtics got 4 points lead. 


Quarter 3


Jayson Tatum started a scoring of a quarter by hitting a 3. 10:37 to go, Jaylen Brown made a 16-feet jump shot to get 9 points lead in a quarter. Toronto Raptors made an 8-0 run when 5:37 left in a quarter. Both teams were nearly matched in the 3rd quarter and Toronto Raptors were able to reach within a Boston Celtics lead( Boston Celtics 72- Toronto Raptors 71)


Quarter 4


Boston Celtics started a quarter with a 7-0 run to take 8 points to lead in the starting 1 and half minutes of a quarter.  5:21 to go, Boston Celtics got 9 points lead with Jayson Tatum making a two-point shot and after that Jayson Tatum made 1 free-throws out of 2, Celtics got 10 points lead in a quarter.  Toronto Raptors had a chance to get back in a game when they made a 9-1 run to cut a lead to only 2 points but after this Boston Celtics didn't give them any chance. Boston Celtics won a game with 92-87.


 

Boston Celtics' Scorer


Jayson Tatum led Boston Celtics with 29 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Jaylen Brown supported him with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and stole a ball 4 times with a +14 rating in a game, Highest for Celtics in a game. Marcus Smart was superb in this game with his defense, He dropped 16 points with 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. Kemba Walker finished a game with 14 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart both finished a game with +13 ratings. 


Toronto Raptors' Scorer


VanVleet led the team with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 blocks. Lowry added 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Pascal Siakam not as great as he was in his last season. He made only 5 shots out of 12, scored 13 points with 11 boards, 3 assists, and a block.


Bench Players


Serge Ibaka once again played a good game for Toronto as he scored 14 points, 8 boards in a game. Powell dropped 11 points with 3 boards and 1 block.   


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