by jubba910 on Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:43 am
Playoffs: First Round Completed Series
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs (8) New Orleans Pelicans
Game 1: NO 97 @ OKC 131, James Harden - 41 pts, 8 reb, 12 ast, 4 stl
Game 2: NO 104 @ OKC 129, Kevin Durant - 35 pts, 9 reb, 13 ast, 4 blk
Game 3: OKC 131 @ NO 135, Kevin Durant - 41 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast
Game 4: OKC 97 @ NO 86, James Harden - 29 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast
OKC wins 4-0
After fighting hard to make the playoffs, the Pelicans were no match for the three-time reigning champs, as they start another playoffs campaign with an impressive sweep.
(3) Utah Jazz vs (6) Minnesota Timberwolves
Game 1: MIN 87 @ UTA 116, Anthony Davis - 28 pts, 14 reb
Game 2: MIN 100 @ UTA 113, Paul Millsap - 21 pts, 14 reb
Game 3: UTA 105 @ MIN 106, Bradley Beal - 25 pts, 8 ast
Game 4: UTA 113 @ MIN 111, Jimmy Butler - 35 pts, 5 reb
Game 5: MIN 104 @ UTA 83, Goran Dragic - 31 pts
Game 6: MIN 96 @ UTA 127, Anthony Davis - 37 pts, 19 reb, 4 blk
UTA wins 4-2
With Anthony Davis finally seeing some postseason action after missing the playoffs with back injuries the last two years, the Jazz are rolling on to the second round for the second year in the row, sending the Timberwolves home again as the 6th seed.
(2) Portland Trail Blazers vs (7) Denver Nuggets
Game 1: DEN 83 @ POR 106, LaMarcus Aldridge - 32 pts, 10 reb
Game 2: DEN 113 @ POR 111, D'Angelo Russell - 22 pts, 5 reb, 11 ast
Game 3: POR 100 @ DEN 104, D'Angelo Russell - 29 pts, 15 ast
Game 4: POR 113 @ DEN 111, Damian Lillard - 25 pts, 16 ast
Game 5: DEN 91 @ POR 88, D'Angelo Russell - 21 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast
Game 6: DEN 129 @ POR 116, D'Angelo Russell - 28 pts, 13 ast
DEN wins 4-2
Riding the momentum of their impressive regular season-ending run, the Denver Nuggets move on to the Conference Semifinals behind their superstar Rookie of the Year D'Angelo Russell, dispatching a Blazers team that sat at the top of the West until the last day of the season.
Eastern Conference
(4) Toronto Raptors vs (5) Miami Heat
Game 1: MIA 115 @ TOR 79, Kyrie Irving - 41 pts, 7 ast
Game 2: MIA 110 @ TOR 102, Dwyane Wade - 24 pts, 7 ast
Game 3: TOR 95 @ MIA 103, Kyrie Irving - 33 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast
Game 4: TOR 109 @ MIA 94, Darren Collison - 26 pts, 9 ast
Game 5: MIA 100 @ TOR 128, DeMar DeRozan - 28 pts, 7 reb, 10 ast
Game 6: MIA 108 @ TOR 96, Dwight Howard - 19 pts, 10 reb
MIA wins 4-2
The Raptors rough last month of the season (which also featured a season-ending injury for All-Rookie First Team selection Jahlil Okafor) came back to bite them as the Heat move on, looking to replicate their Finals success of last year with the strong trio of Irving, Wade & Howard.
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