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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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Oklahoma City gave Houston Rockets surprised with 119-107 points victory over them. OKC's 4 players scored 20+ points in a game. This feat achieved since 1976 as they were as a team of Supersonic. Now OKC bounces back in a series with a win but there was no Russell Westbrook due to an injury. If Russell Westbrook will be back it will be tough for OKC to win any game.   


OKC is a team of 3 guards and all of them are high caliber guards. OKC is one of the best teams in the NBA when it comes to the clutch moments of a game. OKC has a best record in a clutch moment 30-14 and they show in this game why are they best in the clutch.  


First Quarter


Houston Rockets started a game with strong momentum with 12 points lead as Houston Rocket's guard James Harden scored off the glass when 3:20 minutes left in the first quarter. Houston Rocket's got 6 points lead in the first quarter of the game.  


Second Quarter


In a second-quarter, Alexander scored a bucket off the glass to cut a lead to 2 points with 6:40 minutes to go. 3:35 minutes to go in the second quarter, Chris Paul with nice in and out dribble pullup and drew a foul for 3 points play. 1:55 to go, James Harden shaken his defender and scored a bucket to give a lead of 7 points. 1:02 minutes remaining in the quarter, Schroder came downhill for the layup with a burst of speed to score a bucket. His bucket cut a lead to only a point for OKC. In the last seconds of the game, Houston stole a ball that turned a ball and there was Harden on the break, count it, and one on the punch. Houston Rockets took a lead of 6 points after the first half of a game.        


First Half: Houston Rockets 63 - Oklahoma City Thunder 57


Third Quarter


11:06 minutes to go in the quarter, What a move by Chris Paul, He ducked on James Harden drove towards the rim and got a layup. Hoston Rockets lead cut to 2 points. Oklahoma City Thunder took a 1 point lead after play of 5 minutes in the last quarter. 7:24 to go, OKC young talent Alexander banged a 3-pointer which gave 4 points lead to OKC. 4:11 remaining in the quarter, James Harden made a step back 3 which took a lead back from OKC. Houston Rockets made 10-2 run in the 3 minutes of a game when 2:22 left in the quarter. Houston Rockets took the lead of 5 points. Houston Rockets took a lead of 4 points after the 3rd quarter.  


Fourth Quarter 


Both teams exchange a lead in the 4th quarter. 6:55 to go, Schroder drilled a 3-pointer to give 3 points lead to OKC. Another finished by Dennis Schroder with a smooth move to give 5 points lead to OCK. Just under 3 minutes to go in the fourth, Jeff Green's 3-pointer gave 2 points lead to Houston Rockets. James Harden pulling his way to the bucket with dancing moves to score, Houston took 4 points lead. House tried to take a last shot of the game but he stepped out of bounds. A collision on the court and players hit the court and a ball went out of bounds. A call was overturned and it was Oklahoma City's ball. Dort set a screen on Jeff Green for Paul, Harden switched on to Chris Paul, Paul got to the bucket and passed a ball to Alexander. Alexander hit the biggest shot of the game. House had a chance to give a win to Houston by scoring both free throws but he missed a one and it's a tie at 104-104. Paul just missed one of the best reverse layups if he made it for the last shot of regular time.


OT


Without James Harden in overtime, OKC took over a game and they made 15-3 run in OT. James Harden was fouled out in OT.


Full Game: Oklahoma City Thunder 119 - Houston Rockets 107 



Houston Rockets' Scorers


James Harden scored 38 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists but it wasn't enough to give his team a win. Gordon made 18 points, House scored 15 points with 10 rebounds. Jeff Green added 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists coming off the bench/ 


Oklahoma City Thunder's Scorer 


Dennis Schroder scored team-high 29 points with 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals coming off the bench and he tied with his career-high points. Alexander added 23 points with one big clutch shot in a game. He grabbed a ball 7 times, made 6 dishes, and stole a ball 4 times. Chris Paul scored 26 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Danilo Gallinari put a number of 20 points with 7 rebounds. 



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Los Angeles Lakers' duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis played great in this game and gave 116-108 victory to Lakers. James finished a game with 38 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Anthony Davis scored 23 points in the second half alone. He scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and 8 assists.  LeBron James and Anthony Davis both scored nearly triple-double in a game. 


Lebron James achieved another milestone in this game as he climbed on number 3 for most 3-pointers in playoff history. Damian Lillard back to play against Lakers in a Game 3. in game 2 he injured his left-hand index finger.


First Quarter 


There was no scoring in the first 1 and a half minutes of a game. 8:15 minutes to go, Damian Lillard's 3-pointer gave 7 points lead to the Portland. Portland was able to get 4 points lead after the first quarter of play in a game. 


Second Quarter


Lakers missed so many free throws in the first half of the game. 4:31 left in the quarter, Dwight Howard got offensive rebounds and a ball went to Anthony Davis who scored a bucket with a dunk. After this Lakers missed some very good opportunities to score. 3:20 to go What a block by Anthony Davis on Damian Lillard who was going for a dunk. 2:26 to go in the quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored a bucket with a jumper and drew a foul on Anthony Davis. This play gave Portland 7 points lead in a game. 


1:29 minutes remaining LeBron James spins and makes it home to cut a lead to 3 points. On the next possession, LeBron James made both free throws which cut a lead to only one point. LeBron James had a chance to give a Lakers a lead but he missed both free throws. he missed 5 free throws in first half. Anthony Davis also missed 5 free- throws in the first half.  CJ McCollum shots from the 3-point line at the buzzer gave 4 points lead to Portland Trail Blazers.


Lakers missed 13 free throws in the first half from 13, Anthony Davis and LeBron James missed 10 free throws. 


First Half: Los Angeles Lakers 53 - Portland Trail Blazers 57



Portland Trail Blazers dynamic duo played very well in the first half, Damian Lillard scored 19 points while CJ McCollum scored 20 points. LeBron James scored 22 points in the first half. Danny Green scored 8 points. Anthony Davis not as good as he was in the second game.


Third Quarter :


LeBron James starter a quarter with a 3-pointer but Carmelo Anthony replied with a 3-pointer. 

9:25 to go LeBron James banged a 3-pointer which tied a game at 64-64. Caldwell Pope scored a 3-pointer which was assisted by Anthony Davis to give 3 points lead to Lakers. 


LeBron James made all his free throws to give 6 points lead to the Lakers. 7:22 to go in the quarter, Anthony made a 2-pointer on LeBron James. 11 points of Carmelo Anthony in the first five minutes of a game tied a game at 72-72. 6:05 to go, Calwell-Pope scored long-range shot on LeBron James dish. What a beautiful move by CJ McCollum to score a bucket. Carmelo Anthony's jumper cut a lead to only one point with 4:35 remaining in the quarter. 


3:40 to go in the quarter, What a move by Anthony Davis as he dunked on a rim with a two-handed jam. Kuzma's both free throws gave 6 points lead to the Lakers. Just under 3-minutes to go in the quarter, Caruso stole a ball, pass a ball to Caldwell who missed a 3-pointer but an offensive rebound grabbed by Anthony Davis, who scored a bucket with a two-handed jam. 2:29 to go, Caruso's 3-pointer gave 11 points lead to Lakers. Lakers outscored Portland in the third quarter with 40-29.   



Fourth Quarter


9:18 to go in the quarter, Another nice play by Caruso with Euro step and he passed a ball to Dwight who scored with a dunk. 8:32 minutes remaining in the quarter, Damian Lillard fouled by JR Smith on 3 points play, 3 free-throws for Damian Lillard who made 2 out of 3. 


8 minutes to go, Dwight Howard finished with a dunk on LeBron's alley-oop pass. Once again LeBron James made another alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis who scored with a 2 handed dunk for 7 points lead to the Lakers. 6 minutes to go, Anthony Davis finished with a jumper to give 9  points lead to Lakers. 5:08 minutes to go in the quarter, Anthony Davis was fouled by Nurkic, Davis went to the foul line but he missed both free throws. What a sloppy play by both teams when 3:27 minutes left in the quarter. 


LeBron James drove and tried to score with a layup but he missed, Anthony Davis was there to grab a rebound and put a ball into a bucket with a dunk. 1:21 minutes to go, Los Angeles Lakers made 3 block shots on 1 possession in which Danny Green made 2 blocks. 58 seconds to go, LeBron James banged a 3-pointer to give 14 points lead to the Lakers.   


Full Game: Los Angeles Lakers 116 - Portland Trail Blazers 108



Los Angeles Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored combined 97 points in a game with 23 rebounds and 16 assists. LeBron stole a ball 2 times and Anthony Davis blocked a shot 3 times with 2 steals. Another good game from Caldwell Pope as he scored 13 points for Lakers. Alex Caruso added 10 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. 


Portland Trail Blazers' scorers 


Damian Lillard came back from his injury as he had a big game. Damian Lillard scored 34 points with 7 assists and 5 rebounds, CJ McCollum gave him support with 28 points 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block. Melo did a great job for Blazers, He added 20 points with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, and a block. Nurkic made 10 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists.  




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Now it looks like Philadelphia playing like an average team in a series against Boston Celtics. There is not even contest in this series, No competition to Boston from Philadelphia 76ers. Both teams were average from the 3-point line. Now Boston Celtics take 3-0 lead in a series and it is impossible for Philadelphia 76ers to come back in a series.  


Once again Al Horford scored only 6 points in a game which was a big concern for Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia missed too many shots in a game. They made 28 shots out of 85 with a shooting percentage of 29.5%. Philadelphia always has an advantage over Boston Celtics at the rim. They grabbed 57 rebounds with 20 rebounds while Celtics grabbed 45 rebounds with only 3 rebounds. Philadelphia scored 20 second-chance points to Boston's 9 points.   


Joel Embiid already scored 24 points with 11 rebounds in the game with 8:42 minutes remaining in the quarter. 3:15 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter, Grant Williams scored consecutive 5 points as Celtics got lead of 7 points. Burks scored 5 consecutive points at the end of a third-quarter and starting of the 4th quarter which cut a lead to only 2 points for Philadelphia.  


Philadelphia 76ers made 9-2 run in 2 minutes of the last quarter when 4:37 minutes to go in the game and they took a lead of 1 point. 1:26 minutes to go, A huge block by Tatum on Embiid's go-ahead bucket which turned a game around and they made 10-0 run in the last 1 and half minutes of a game.  


Boston Celtics' Scorers


This time Kemba led the Celtics in the scoring with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jaylen Brown scored at least 20 points in 3 consecutive games as he matches the longest streak of his NBA career. Brown scored 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.


Jayson Tatum made 15 points with 6 rebounds, but he made some very good blocks in a game. Smart added 14 points with 8 rebounds and 3 assists. 


Kemba With a dancing move:



Philadelphia 76ers' Scorers 


Embiid put a score of 30 points with 13 rebounds on the screen. Richardson and Milton added 17 points for 76ers. Harris scored 15 points with 15 rebounds and 4 assists.

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