2023-05-08 05:21:00
The results of the night in the NBA
Celtics @ Sixers : 115-116, after extra time
Nuggets @ Suns : 124-129
Boston Celtics 2-2 Philadelphie Sixers
– James Harden came out of two missed matches and hoped to restore his image at the same time as he kept the Sixers in the game in this series against Boston. “Vintage James” was well out last night and the chief bearded man was crucial, determining and all the qualifiers you will like. Author of 42 points, the basket of equalization to go into overtime, then the game winner with 3 points 18 seconds from the end of overtime Harden was simply heroic.
JAMES HARDEN GAME-WINNER.
42 POINTS IN THE GAME 4 WIN.
SERIES TIED AT 2-2.#PLAYOFFMODE pic.twitter.com/FVG2pYJ9CC— NBA (@NBA) May 7, 2023
It was necessary that to prevent the Celtics from taking an almost definitive advantage in this series. But while the prospect of 3-1 was well underway, Boston had sweaty palms and sometimes stiff brains. After erasing 15 points behind in the 3rd quarter and giving the impression of no longer being able to be taken over in the 4th, Joe Mazzulla’s players fell. By Jayson Tatum (24 pts, 18 rbds, 6 pds), ni Jaylen Brown (23 pts), far too discreet in key moments, could not avoid disappointment.
– Brown, in particular, disappeared a little late in the game, with three shots taken in the 4th quarter and none in overtime. It was also he who gave a little too much freedom to James Harden on his game winner. Brown had been the most reliable and solid Celtic in these playoffs so far. A small setback should not call everything into question. Tatum missed his first 8 shots in the game before recovering.
– Marcus Smart has not gone far from completely air-conditioning the Well Fargo Center for good. After James Harden’s shot, he fell within a few thousandths of a second of beating the buzzer…
MARCUS SMART NEARLY CALLED GAME.
WHAT AN ENDING ???? pic.twitter.com/9ZSihVouu1
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 7, 2023
– PJ Tucker will be less praised than James Harden and Joel Embiid (34 pts, 13 rebounds, 4 wt), but his combativeness and his basket with the fault 1 minute from the end of the 4th quarter allowed the Sixers to equalize.
Denver Nuggets 2-2 Phoenix Suns
– The Nuggets had established as a battle plan that everything had to be done to limit the impact of Devin Booker et Kevin Durant, or in any case force the other members of the team to do more. In this game 4, the second of the series played in Arizona, the Suns responded with the grace of… Landry Shamet.
Admittedly, Booker and KD both scored 36 points, but it was indeed the 4th quarter of the former Clipper, author of 4 three-point baskets at the best of times that made the difference.
In this again tight game, Phoenix survived a gargantuan recital of Nikola Jokic. It’s been known that the Nuggets are usually closer to victory when their superstar isn’t forced out of surreal scoring matches. It happened again last night. Jokic finished with 53 points (his NBA playoff record), 11 assists and 4 rebounds at 20/30, carrying almost all the weight of the attack on his shoulders. Jamal Murray scored 28 points, but it wasn’t enough.
– The two teams had a staggering address (56%), partly explained by the virtuosity of the attackers present on the floor. The Suns made the difference on the volume of award-winning baskets scored: 13 against 7.
– Devin Booker did not “need” to venture beyond the 50-point mark like Jokic and focused on playmaking and the pass (12 assists, his record in the playoffs), in particular distributing ammunition for Shamet. Booker was again very fair and staggeringly efficient (14/18) for a player with this profile. With KD, not outdone either (11/19, with 6 assists and 11 rebounds in addition to his 36 points), they once again did each other good by capturing the attention of the defense to give more space to another.
– Deandre Ayton had ended up on the bench and depressed despite the victory of the Suns in game 3. If he again did not weigh as he could have (8 pts, 8 rbds) statistically, the Bahamian was a little more in the spirit in terms of energy. Thanks to the lack of vigilance of the referees, he was even decisive on this in-between with Nikola Jokic …
In a 3pt game, with 23 seconds left, all 3 referees missed this obvious foul on DeAndre Ayton, who does the old pro trick of pulling Jokic’s shoulder down with his inside hand as he goes to tip it with the other arm. This type of thing has been missed way too often this season. pic.twitter.com/OhnHuO7P8u
— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) May 8, 2023
– We hope the NBA won’t be too rough and litigious with Nikola Jokic, who spurned the Suns owner Mat Ishbia a little rough on a confused action at the edge of the field. We see that the businessman played basketball at a good level (he was a leader at Michigan State in the 2000s and won a title) as he accentuated the contact so that the Serb was sanctioned.
Phoenix Suns Owner Mat Ishbia getting into it with Jokic and selling the chicken wing. Absolute cinema.https://t.co/pU9Em4dJRC pic.twitter.com/AOZY5ZZPnv
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 8, 2023
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The program for the next night
Nikola Jokic takes a technical after a small push on the owner of the Suns
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