NBA Playoffs Day 4!
Pre Game: In the 4th day of the Playoffs, we have a full slate games today, like #2 Toronto Raptors vs #7 Orlando Magic as the Raptors look to even the series. The 2nd game is #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 San Antonio Spurs as the Nuggets look to even the series at home. The final game of the night is #3 Portland Trail Blazers vs #6 Oklahoma Thunder. The Blazers look to take a 2-0 series lead and the Thunder look to tie the series. Demarcus Cousins tore his quad and will be out for the rest of the playoffs. Happy Birthday to Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, celebrating his 72nd birthday!
Game 1: In the first game of the night, we see #2 Toronto vs #7 Orlando. Toronto needs to win tonight to tie the series and avoid being swept at home. Kyle Lowry needs to play betters as he did not score in Game 1. At the end of the first half, the Raptors led by 12, 51-39. Kawhi Leonard had 17 points in the 1st half, but he had 3 fouls. Terrence Ross had 15 points for the Magic. The Raptors played a great 3rd quarter and led by 24, 90-66. Kawhi Leonard had 34 points, Lowry and Siakam both had 19 points. Aaron Gordon had 20 points, Terrence Ross had 15 points. The Raptors cruised to a win, 111-82. Kawhi Leonard had 37 points, Aaron Gordon had 20 points. The Raptors showed their dominance and blew out the Magic to tie the series.
Game 2: The 2nd game of the night is #2 Denver vs #7 San Antonio. Denver looks to bounce back at home and tie up the series. At the end of the 1st, The Spurs were up by 5, 26-21. LaMarcus Aldridge had 12 points for the Spurs. Paul Millsap had 11 for the Nuggets. Early in the 2nd quarter, the Spurs pushed the lead to 14. At the half, the Nuggets trailed by 10, 49-59. Paul Millsap had 15 points, Demar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge had a combined 33 points. By the end of the 3rd, the Nuggets were down 7, 82-75. LA and Demar combined for 43 points, Gary Harris and Jokic combined for 40. Denver scored 39 in the 4th and won 114-105. DeRozan and Aldridge combined for 55 points, Millsap, Murray, Harris, Jokic combined for 88 points. The Nuggets tie the series going back to San Antonio.
Game 3: In the 3rd and final game of the night, we see #3 Portland Trail Blazers vs #6 Oklahoma City Thunder. It was back forth for the whole quarter, 31-26 OKC. Adams and George had 6 for the Thunder, Lillard and McCollum combined for 15 points. As a Blazers fan, the refs seemed to be paid by the Thunder as literally no calls went our way, but the game was still tied, 54 all. Lillard made a great move and kicked it out to CJ for a 3 to end the 1st half. Lillard and McCollum combined for 32 points. Paul George had 16 for the Thunder. The Blazers scored 37 in the 3rd quarter and led by 16, 91-75. Paul George had 20 points and Lillard and McCollum combined for 52 points. Damian Lillard had a buzzer-beater to end the 3rd, crossing over and breaking Raymond Felton’s ankles. The Blazers continued to hold off the Thunder and won 114-94. Lillard and McCollum combined for 62 points. Paul George had 27 points. The Blazers are the only team in the West to have a 2-0 series lead so far. This was a great game and as a Blazers fan, it all came together, CJ and Dame did their thing, Aminu and Harkless played great defense on Paul George, Myers Leonard played with energy in the minutes that he was in and Rodney and Seth scored and defended really well. People were saying that this would be the best and most competitive series, and I totally agree.
So, I hope you enjoyed this post about the NBA Playoffs, there will be more NBA Playoff stuff, along with more stories and news from around the league. If you are enjoying the playoffs, please leave a comment below. If you have any questions or suggestions, please comment and enjoy the rest of your week!
