At the end of an evening rich in twists and turns, Indiana and Boston qualified for the semi-finals of the East conference, while Denver took the hand in his series and that Detroit has revived.
After a completely crazy end of the match, the Bucks are already on vacation. Indeed, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana managed to win against Milwaukee in overtime (119-118) and therefore qualifies for the semi-final of the East Conference.
Despite a good start of the meeting (30-13 in the first quarter) or an advance of four points at the end of the game (103-99), the teammates of Giannis Antetokoun (30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists) failed to pocket this match 5.
During the extension, despite here again an advance which seemed comfortable for the Bucks (118-111), Indiana made an incredible comeback, thanks in particular to Tyrese Haliburton (26 points and 9 assists). Until then hero of Milwaukee, Gary Trent (33 points) missed at the worst moment by losing the ball twice in the last moments. In the next round, the Pacers will challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers. A little later, By winning largely against Orlando Magic (120-89), the Boston Celtics finished workThanks among others to Jayson Tatum (35 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists) and Jaylen Brown (23 points and 6 rebounds).
Detroit relaunches, Denver turns in mind
In the east conference semi-final, the defending champions will be opposed to New York or Detroit, a more indecisive series than expected. Indeed, in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, While the Knicks had the opportunity to validate their ticket for the next round at Madison Square Garden, the Pistons won match 5 (106-103) and relaunch. In a meeting during which Karl-Anthony Towns (17 points and 11 rebounds) and Jalen Brunson (16 points and 7 assists) shone less than usual, visitors were able to count on Cade Cunningham (24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) or Ausar Thompson (22 points and 7 rebounds) to return to 3-2 in this series, before receiving match 6.
In the last game on the program last night,
Denver dominated the Clippers (131-115) and takes over in this duel. For this, if Nikola Jokic was a little less impressive than usual, even if he made a new triple-double (13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists), it was Jamal Murray (43 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists) who carried the nuggets at home. Opposite, despite the good performances of Ivica Zubac (27 points and 5 rebounds) and Kawhi Leonard (20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists), the Californian franchise failed to offer a match ball.
Basket – NBA / Playoffs
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Indiana Pacers – Milwaukee Bucks: 119-118 (AP)
New York Knicks – Detroit pistons : 103-106
Boston Celtics – Orlando Magic: 120-89
Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers: 131-115
