In the NBA league, the playoffs started, and the basketball players of Cleveland, Denver, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers registered victories at the start.
In the Eastern Conference in the first round of the playoffs Cleveland took the lead against Toronto after a 126-113 victory, and the New York Knicks took the lead by defeating Atlanta 113-102.
All players from the first five Knicks had double-digit performanceand the best scorer among them was Jalen Brunson with 28 points with seven assists. Karl-Anthony Towns added 25 points with eight assists, and he was also excellent Josh Hart who had 11 points and 14 rebounds, he writes HRT.hr.
Among the Hawks, the best were CJ McCollum with 26 points and Jalen Johnson with 23.
In the Western Conference Los Angeles Lakers they won the first match against Houston by 107-98.
Lakers, who are were without Luka Doncic and Austin ReavesLuke Kennard led the way with 27 points, hitting all five of his 3-pointers. 41-year-old LeBron James (with 13 assists and eight rebounds) and Deandre Ayton (with 11 rebounds) each added 19 points.
The Rockets were without their leading scorer due to a knee injury Kevin Durant. Alperen Sengun was the best for Houston with 19 points, and Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard scored 17 points each, while Jabari Smith Jr. scored 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The second game is scheduled for Tuesday night CET, again at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Basketball players also gained an advantage in the West at the start of the playoffs Denver by winning against Minnesota 116-105 with a triple-double performance by Nikola Jokić of 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Nuggets’ leading scorer was Jamal Murray with 30 points, although he missed all eight of his three-point attempts.
Among the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards stood out with 22 points and Rudy Gobert with 17 points and ten rebounds.
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