![]() ![]() The Celtics and Miami will meet in the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in the last four postseasons. Read Peter Baugh: Jamal Murray battles through bug in Game 1 win Heat– Celtics Preview But at least they solved something enough to help them prepare for Game 2. And the Lakers’ push was too little, too late. The Nuggets’ offense was incendiary all night. Jokic finished with 34-21-14, which is legally a locker combination more than a playoff stat line. Pull-up 3-pointer with Jamal Murray on you? Go to the hoop.) (By the way, that 3 by LeBron was a terrible decision. And they got to the free-throw line consistently. Austin Reaves had 18 of his 23 points and helped the Lakers get hot from 3-point range. How? Anthony Davis dominated the second half, scoring 22 of his 40 points. ![]() The Lakers went from down 21 in the third quarter to within a LeBron James 3-pointer with 45 seconds left of tying the game. But in just over 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, he only had three points on four shot attempts, two boards and two dimes. The Lakers couldn’t do anything with him. Jokić was brilliant for the first three quarters with 31 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists. In the second half of the Nuggets’ 132-126 victory over the Lakers, we saw the Lakers nearly steal one on the road. And Denver didn’t even play all that well. The Nuggets put up an easy 72 points in the first half as Nikola Jokić made Anthony Davis and the rest of the Lakers look like children. Jokić dominates early, weathers storm lateįor the first three quarters of Game 1, the Lakers were doing everything they could to not be utterly blown out. Read Mike Vorkunov: Inside the room where Spurs’ fortunes changed. Read John Hollinger: How quickly should San Antonio rebuild? Read Sam Vecenie: Post-lottery mock draft will give you all the answers you need. 4, although the hope is Amen Thompson does that. Houston: Not the worst-case scenario, but the Rockets really needed a franchise-changer to help lead a talented but undisciplined core.Chicago: The Bulls owed a top-four protected pick to Orlando, so they lose the 11th pick to the Magic.Detroit: The Pistons needed any of those top-three guys to bolster that core, and now we have no clue whether they can get a future star to pair with Cade Cunningham.Dallas: The Mavs didn’t fall to 11th, so they keep their top-10 protected pick.Charlotte: Whether the Hornets pair LaMelo Ball with Scoot Henderson or Brandon Miller, they have another potential star.Portland: Moving up to the third pick gives the Blazers either the opportunity to draft a big-time prospect or move the pick for a big-time veteran to help Damian Lillard.San Antonio (duh): The Spurs will get the generational talent everybody wanted.The Pistons drew the short straw in the lottery, falling all the way to the fifth pick despite having the worst record in the NBA. ICYMI, the top five picks in this year’s NBA Draft will go to: Our own Fred Katz was in the room and said the next two draws went to the Spurs as well. In fact, the Spurs were so destined to win this draft lottery that they ended up getting the selection three straight times on the random draw of assigned lottery ball combinations. ![]()
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