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Memphis eliminates Minnesota to join Golden State in second round of NBA playoffs

To find the pressure and dramaturgy of matches 7 in the play-offs, we will have to wait for the second round. Memphis won Thursday night in Minnesota (114-106) to eliminate the Timberwolves in six games and complete the table of the semi-finals of the Conference. The Grizzlies, the second-best NBA team in the regular season, … Read more

Monaco snatches a decisive match 5 in the quarter-finals of the Euroleague

A match 5 also for Bayern Like Monaco, Bayern Munich trailed 2-1 in their quarter-final against Barca. Like Monaco, Bayern had the chance to equalize at home. And like Monaco, they succeeded (59-52) against the first of the regular season in a match poor in points. After three quarters, the Catalans had only scored 34 … Read more

Chris Paul takes Phoenix to the 2nd round of the play-offs, historic record at stake

Back on the court after his hamstring injury in Game 2, Devin Booker witnessed a historic performance on Thursday night. Chris Paul led Phoenix to victory against New Orleans (115-109) without missing any shots of the match. With a 14 out of 14 shooting (including 1/1 at 3 points), “CP3” (33 points, 8 assists) broke … Read more

NBA: Milwaukee eliminates Atlanta and joins Phoenix in the final

Forty-seven years later, the Milwaukee Bucks will once again play in the NBA Finals. Saturday night, on the floor of the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the Bucks dominated the Hawks (118-107) winning Game 6 and this Eastern Conference final (4 wins to 2). A nice revenge after failing at the same stage two years … Read more

Miami passes the first round by eliminating Atlanta

In 82 matches played this season, Trae Young has scored only four times less than thirteen points. Three came in the series against Miami. Three games where the Hawks scored less than 95 points, far from their usual success (113.8 points in the regular season). Highly anticipated this season after reaching the Eastern Conference final … Read more

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers follow up against the Denver Nuggets

A mouthful from coach Frank Vogel, five minutes of madness and a LeBron James boss. We could summarize in these three ingredients the recipe for the success of the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday evening, on their floor, against the Denver Nuggets (114-93). For what was the first reunion between the two franchises since their duel … Read more