Eastern conference ROUND 1
Boston Celtics (1) vs Charlotte Hornets (8)
Celtics win 4 - 0
Game 1 - 126 - 117
Nikola Jokic's Triple double help Boston Celtics win the game. Charlotte Hornets were outplayed in both ends of the floor but Donovan Mitchell kept attacking the paint to prevent a double digit lead for the Celtics.
Game 2 - 126 - 120
Hornets took their lesson on Game 1 and this time around Robert Williams stepped upto clamp Nikola Jokic but at the mean time Jrue Holiday clamped up Donovan Mitchell holding him to 23 points. Jimmy Butler was the star as he dropped 40 points and exploited the weak defense of Tobias Harris
Game 3 - 112 - 94
Jimmy Butler and Jrue Holiday with the Perimeter defense to restrict the Hornets to a below 100 score. Kyrie Irving had 25 points , Sabonis and Jrue Holiday both had 23 points each. Robert Williams III played a crucial role for Hornets but too many turnovers led to the loss of Charlotte
Game 4 - 123 - 119
Nikola Jokic had 36 points/ 12 rebounds/ 9 assists helping Celtics clinch the Eastern conference Semi Finals. Tobias Harris heated up in the 4th quarter beyond the arc recording a career high 46 points. But it wasn't enough to get them over the line
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Milwaukee Bucks (2) vs Toronto Raptors (7)
Bucks win 4 - 1
Game 1 - 125 - 105
Giannis Antetokoumpo crushes Toronto Raptors by dropping 44 points on them. Trae Young was the highest scorer for Toronto and was able to manage just 23 points. Bucks came out strong in both ends especially in the defensive end with Marcus Smart, Giannis and Bobby Portis
Game 2 - 119 - 108
This time around Khris Middleton joined hands with Giannis and both of them combined for 60 points to crush the Raptors. Michael Porter Jr had 20 points and was lights out from the arc with the catch and shoot but came up short as Trae Young was double teamed almost all the time by Smart and White
Game 3 - 108 - 110
Raptors win Game 3 as Scottie Barnes clamp up the Greak Freak. Marcus Smart takes a left dribble and pulls up with a midrange shot with 3 sec left but fails to knock it down as Gary Trent Jr was all over him. Scottie Barnes had 4 steals and 3 blocks while Trae Young had 27 points
Game 4 - 115 - 102
Bucks frontcourt led by Giannis and Bobby Portis Jr was too much to handle for Raps frontcourt. Bobby Portis had 26 points and 11 boards as Giannis erupted for 29 points
Game 5 - 117 - 98
4 players in Milwaukee had double digit points to their name as they crush the Raptors and move ahead in the playoffs. Trae Young's 2 biggest enemies post the series would be Marcus Smart and Derrick White
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Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks
Philly wins 4- 2
Game 1 -115 - 104
Anthony Davis takes responsibility as he dropped 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds along with 4 blocks. Pascal Siakam was the hope for hawks but he was limited to 22 points with AD guarding the paint
Game 2 120 - 106
Jalen Brunson drops 29 points and 11 dimes while AD recorded 26 points to help anihilate the Atlanta Hawks. Dejounte Murray had 19 points and 4 steals *
Game 3112 - 90
Tyrese Maxey drops a whooping 44 points and 9 assists and gets adapted to the pick and roll with AD. OG Anunoby was the only bright spot for Hawks as he had 26 points and 10 boards while locking up Jalen Brunson
Game 4111 - 118
AD should be lucky that injuries are off in the Sim as Clint Capela bodied him all night long in both ends of the floor. Dejounte Murray worked his way to the basket with the use of screens set by Capela. Clint Capela had 17 rebounds. Hawks led the game by 2nd chance putback points and finally manage to gain a win over philly
Game 5 104 - 106
Hawks carry on with another win and is now carrying along with the momentum shift. DeAndre Hunter had 23 points and Pascal Siakam had 22 points. Gordon Hayward missed a clutch 3 pointer that was heavily contested that would have sealed the series *
Game 6 118 - 109
AD says nomore as he puts up 36 points, 18 boards and 3 blocks to eliminate the Atlanta Hawks from forcing a Game 7. Philly moves to conference Semis
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New York Knicks vs Miami Heat
HEAT wins 4 -2
Game 1 - 102 - 115
Jaylen Brown had 25 points and 12 assists as Miami Heat go pass knicks. Julius Randle had 21 points despite being heavily guarded by Bam Adebayo
Game 2 - 112 - 115 OT
Bam Adebayo had 34 points and 9 boards as well as the game winning shot in overtime where he got a and one to have +3 point victory over Knicks
Game 3 - 131 -134 OT
Again the game goes to overtime but yet again in the favor of Miami as Dlo misses the 3 pointer and Tyler Herro runs up in transition and drops a long range 3 pointer preventing double OT and secures the victory *
Game 4 - **121 - 108
Dlo and Mitchell Robinson masters the pick and roll which helped Robinson get the mismatch advantage and he had 29 points. Dlo said ice in my veins after scoring 38 points and edging knicks to their maiden victory
Game 5 106 - 104
Immanuel Quickley had 23 points and 2 steals while Randle had 22 points as Knicks manage to win back to back games
Game 6 108 - 120
Jaylen Brown explodes for 31 points and 8 boards knocking off New York Knicks and helping Miami Heat advance to eastern semis *