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The Miami Heat surprised Milwaukee Bucks, one of the most prominent candidates to win the champion of the North American Basketball League, by beating him 115-104 at the beginning of the confrontations between them in the second round of the playoff, while the Oklahoma City Thunder forced Houston Rockets to a seventh game in the first round after drawing 3-3.
Jimmy Butler established himself an undisputed star for the Miami and Bucks game by scoring 40 points (a career high), including 13 of his team’s last 16 points and 27 in the second half. Butler became the third player in Miami history to score 40 points in playoff games, joining stars Luberon James and Dwyane Wade. Butler’s best point percentage in the playoffs was when he scored 36 points in the basket for the Philadelphia 76ers last season. Butler had warned his teammates before the game not to wait for the ball to pass to them during the game, saying: “I told my teammates that I probably wouldn’t pass the ball. I did it with a few balls, and they said ‘Okay.’ “. “I raised my level in the fourth quarter. If I have to do that in every game, I will. But there are other players who can also do what I did today.”
Slovenian Goran Draghic contributed not only by scoring 27 points, but through his defensive effort late in the match, catching the ball from Pax Greek star Janis Antitokonpmo, who only scored 18 points behind the defensive control court over him with 10 rebounds and 9 assists. It is the lowest percentage of points for the Greek star in a playoff game since he scored 12 points against the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 between them in the semifinals last season. He also missed 8 free throws of the 12 awarded against Miami. The best scorer in the Bucks ranks was Chris Middleton with 28 points, and Brooke Lopez added 24. It is reported that Pax lost his first game in the first round against the Orlando Magic before winning the next four games to secure the score for his favor 4-1. The Miami Heat lost 60-63 in the first half but managed to advance over the rival 82-80 at the end of the third quarter. The second game between the two teams will take place on Wednesday in Orlando.
Oklahoma City Thunder imposed a seventh game on the Houston Rockets, beating them 104-100 thanks to 28 points from Chris Paul, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and also scored two free throws in the final seconds to ensure the victory of his team. The best scorer in Houston was James Harden, with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 free throws. “This is our metal. This team was built to do this. Many of our players have moved to other teams, but our strength is solidarity and struggle,” Paul said.
Russell Westbrook (17 points per game) is somewhat responsible for losing his team in the last forty seconds of the game, because he hit a loose ball when the score was 100-100, and then lost the ball immediately after those 12 seconds before the game. end of the match to allow Danilo Galinari to decide the outcome of the match in favor. His team. Game 7 will take place Wednesday in Orlando.
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