Grizzly Morant flies to the basket
Atlanta’s hawks are dying of thirst in Miami’s heat
4/27/2022 8:03 am
The NBA playoffs are picking up speed. After the Boston Celtics around national player Daniel Theis, the Miami Heat is a second team moving into the next playoff round. Meanwhile, the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves is spectacular.
The Miami Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA playoffs and are in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference. The 97:94 on Tuesday evening was the necessary fourth win in the fifth game of the series. The success was achieved without the injured stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry. Best pitcher for the winners was Victor Oladipo with 23 points. The Heat now face either the Philadelphia 76ers or the Toronto Raptors. Philadelphia leads 3-2 in this series.
Miami took control in front of their home crowd as the game went on and never fell behind in the second half. De’Andre Hunter had a strong evening with 35 points and eleven rebounds, but could not prevent the end of the Hawks around their star Trae Young.
The Heat are the second team to qualify for the second round of the playoffs. The Boston Celtics had already ended their series against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The team around national basketball player Daniel Theis won all four games. The Heat and the Celtics will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals if they do.
Timberwolves gambled away a 13-point lead
In the Western Conference, the Memphis Grizzlies clinched a late comeback at home to lead the series 3-2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The guests gambled away a lead of 13 points in the last quarter and can no longer afford to lose again. At 111:109, Ja Morant hit the decisive basket for the Grizzlies’ victory a second before the end.
Top favorite Phoenix Suns won game five at home against the New Orleans Pelicans 112-97 and now leads the series 3-2. If they win again, the Suns will be in the semifinals of the Western Conference and will face either the Dallas Mavericks around Maxi Kleber or the Utah Jazz. The Mavericks also lead 3-2 in the series.