On Monday, the NBA qualifiers presented two dramatic series of series, while the Clippers the Clippers narrowly beat the Denver Nuggets, and the Pistons de Detroit selected the New York Knicks.
Despite another triple-double Nikola Jokić, a Chippy match in Denver ended with a 105-102 victory for Kawhi Leonard and Clippers No. 5 on Nuggets No. 4 to tie the series at 1-1. The Clippers are organizing match 3 Thursday evening.
Earlier at night, pistons n ° 6 sold on Knicks n ° 3 in a 100-94 victory. It was Detroit’s first victory in an eliminatory match since 2008, ending the longest sequence of losses in the playoff series in the history of the NBA at 15 games.
Cade Cunningham led the pistons with 33 points; Jalen Brunson punctuated the Knicks with 37. This series, also with a tie 1-1, is now going to Detroit for match 3 on Thursday.
Clippers 105, Nuggets 102
Kawhi, Clippers answer after the villain 1
The outgoing story of match 1 for the Clippers involved reversals. They coughed 20 times on Saturday to a Nuggets defense which forced 20 reversals or more than three times in 82 regular season games. These turnover turned into 29 points in a match in which the Nuggets gathered 15 points to gain extension. Worse, the Clippers only forced 11 reversals outside of Denver, sending them back for nine ridership points – a 20 -point differential when the clippers have never dragged more than five.
Leonard was the gift leader, equaling his career with seven reversals in match 1. It looked like a game for him.
But you could count on the respondent to Leonard. It only attempt 15 shots in match 1; Leonard do 15 shots in match 2. He finished with 39 points and five assists, and he had only one turnover. He also had two of the clippers’ interceptions in match 2, including an interception launched by Jokić with the Clippers protecting their advance at three points late. It was Denver’s 20th turnover and Jokić’s seventh – a complete reversal of the role.
As unpleasant as the loss of match 1 of the, they will now come back home with the momentum and the advantage of the field at home. Leonard replied, as is his team. – Murray law
The big figures of Jokić are not paid for Nuggets
For the first time in the playoffs, the acting coach of Nuggets, David Adelman, launched the dice and played Jokić – who finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists – for the whole second half. He did it for two reasons: Clippers coach, Ty Lue, refined his rotation to have Ivica Zubac and Leonard on the ground with his second unit. The result in the first half was groups incompatible on the ground, which led to a race of 6-0 Clippers to start the second quarter. Adelman did it as an adjustment at stake to counterbalance the adjustment of LUE of match 1.
Second, with match 3 Thursday, Adelman said he could get away by keeping Jokić on the ground in the light of the gap of two games between the matches. The results were mixed. Jokić was great to get another triple-double. He also missed several free throws, which were signs of fatigue. – Tony Jones
Pistons 100, Knicks 94
Cunningham catalyzes the series of Detroit to the same
Cunningham quickly recalibrated from its beginnings on Dull qualifiers to look like the best floor player on Monday evening. It didn’t matter that it was Og Anunoby, Mikal Bridges or Josh Hart, the Knicks had no answer for Cunningham. His effort was the catalyst for the first victory of the pistons in the playoffs since 2008.
He scored 20 of his 33 points in the first half and finished the match on 11 out of 21 on the field and also representing 12 rebounds, three assists and two interceptions. The 23-year-old goalkeeper looked like the version of himself which had an average of 32.5 points out of 52.3% of the field and 56.3% long distance to Madison Square Garden during the regular season.
Dennis Schröder also played an important role in victory, offering a stabilizer veteran hand to guide Detroit – whether Cunningham be in the game or not. Schröder collected 20 points, three assists and two rebounds. Veteran Paul Reed intensified Grand in the absence of Isaiah Stewart, adding six points, a rebound and a block. Although his figures did not jump from the page, Reed was more-13 more in 13.
The pistons now return to Detroit with the uniform series and with a home advantage. – Hunter Patterson
The Knicks offensive disappears in the loss of match 2
Because New York’s defense was disciplined in his game 1 victory on the Pistons, the offensive was the antithesis of this defeat of match 2 on Monday.
The Knicks – The nbian fifth row offensive during the regular season – were often stagnated and lacked spacing during most of the game, with players who were cut. New York only scored 94 points and pulled 42% in the field and 28.6% compared to 3.
It was like, during most of the game, the Knicks were embarrassed by the physics of Detroit and frustrated by the lack of attempts to launch free. New York only drew two free throws in the first half, which occurred in the last seconds of half. It was as if Brunson was looking for contacts rather than going to his place. The cities of Karl-Anthony did not move the ball well and tried to force a lot of attempts.
Brunson, as he always does, wanted his team at the end – using the assault of the pistons against them – and put New York in a position to win. But too much shots missed in the last seconds have cost Knicks.
Knicks will have to adapt quickly and do a better job to stay disciplined in their spacing and move the ball. – James Edwards III
(Photo of Ivica Zubac, on the left, and Nikola Jokić: Al Bello / Getty Images)
