With a superb last quarter, Marcus Smart led the Celtics’ second win over the Raptors, a defeat that puts the defending champion on the ropes. The third game, at dawn from Thursday 3 to Friday 4, is presented as a decisive chapter in the future of Nick Nurse’s men in the Orlando bubble. In the other tie the Bucks have problems too Against the team with the fewest victories in the regular season, Miami Heat, which, thanks to Butler and Dragic, makes it 0-2 in the tie against Giannis Antetokounmpo’s men.
For their part, in the West the Nuggets certified their pass to the crossing against the Clippers after a vibrant tie in which Malone’s men have been able to turn around 1-3 against the Jazz. The starting gun of the semifinal against Clippers will be at dawn from Thursday 3 to Friday 4. The other Los Angeles team, the Lakers, will face James Harden’s Rockets, who had to solve the series against the Thunder in the last game and in the last second.
This is the table and the schedules of the 2020 Playoffs, the fight for the title in the NBA 2019-20 …
PLAY IN OF THE WEST CONFERENCE
Portland Trail Blazers 126-Memphis Grizzlies 122
PLAYOFFS WEST CONFERENCE
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (1) – BLAZERS (8)
Match 1: Los Angeles Lakers 93-Portland Trail Blazers 100 (0-1)
Match 2: Los Angeles Lakers 111-Portland Trail Blazers 88 (1-1)
Match 3: Portland Trail Blazers 108-Los Angeles Lakers 116 (2-1)
Match 4: Portland Trail Blazers 115-Los Angeles Lakers 135 (3-1)
Match 5: Los Angeles Lakers 131 – Portland Trail Blazers 122 (4-1)
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (2) – DALLAS MAVERICKS (7)
Match 1: Los Angeles Clippers 118 – Dallas Mavericks 110 (1-0)
Match 2: Los Angeles Clippers 114- Dallas Mavericks 127 (1-1)
Match 3: Dallas Mavericks 122 – Los Angeles Clippers 130 (1-2)
Match 4: Dallas Mavericks 135 – Los Angeles Clippers 133 (2-2)
Match 5: Los Angeles Clippers 154 – Dallas Mavericks 111 (3-2)
Match 6: Dallas Mavericks 97 – Los Angeles Clippers 111 (2-4)
DENVER NUGGETS (3) – UTAH JAZZ (6)
Match 1: Denver Nuggets 135- Utah Jazz 125 (1-0)
Match 2: Denver Nuggets 105 – Utah Jazz 124 (1-1)
Match 3: Utah Jazz 124 – Denver Nuggets 87 (1-2)
Match 4: Utah Jazz 129 – Denver Nuggets 127 (1-3)
Match 5: Denver Nuggets 117 – Utah Jazz 107 (2-3)
Match 6: Utah Jazz 107 – Denver Nuggets 119 (3-3)
Match 7: Denver Nuggets 80 – Utah Jazz 78 (4-3)
HOUSTON ROCKETS (4) – OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (5)
Match 1: Houston Rockets 123 – OKC Thunder 108 (1-0)
Match 2: Houston Rockets 111 – OKC Thunder 98 (2-0)
Match 3: OKC Thunder 119 – Houston Rockets 107 (2-1)
Match 4: OKC Thunder 117 – Houston Rockets 114 (2-2)
Match 5: Houston Rockets 114 – OKC Thunder 80 (3-2)
Match 6: OKC Thunder 104 – Houston Rockets 100 (3-3)
Match 7: Houston Rockets 104 – OKC Thunder 102 (4-3)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (2) – DENVER NUGGETS (3)
Game 1: Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets, Thursday night 3 to Friday 4 (03:00)
Game 2: Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets, night from Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 (03:00)
Game 3: Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers, night of Monday 7 to Tuesday 8 (03:00)
Game 4: Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers, Tuesday night 8 to Wednesday 9 (03:00)
Partido 5: Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets, night from Thursday 10 to Friday 11 (03:00) *
Partido 6: Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers*, night from Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 (time to be determined)
Partido 7: Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets*, night from Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 (time to be determined)
* If necessary
PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE EAST
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (1) – ORLANDO MAGIC (8)
Match 1: Milwaukee Bucks 110 – Orlando Magic 122 (0-1)
Match 2: Milwaukee Bucks 111 – Orlando Magic 96 (1-1)
Match 3: Orlando Magic 107 – Milawaukee Bucks 121 (2-1)
Match 4: Orlando Magic 106 – Milwaukee Bucks 121 (3-1)
Match 5: Milwaukee Bucks 118 – Orlando Magic 104 (4-1)
TORONTO RAPTORS (2) – BROOKLYN NETS (7)
Match 1: Raptors 134 – Nets 110 (1-0)
Match 2: Raptors 104 – Nets 99 (2-0)
Match 3: Nets 92 – Raptors 117 (3-0)
Match 4: Nets 122 – Raptors 150 (4-0)
BOSTON CELTICS (3) – PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (6)
Match 1: Celtics 109 – Sixers 101 (1-0)
Match 2: Celtics 128 – Sixers 101 (2-0)
Match 3: Sixers 94 – Celtics 102 (3-0)
Match 4: Sixers 106 – Celtics 110 (4-0)
INDIANA PACERS (4) – MIAMI HEAT (5)
Match 1: Indiana Pacers 101 – Miami Heat 113 (0-1)
Match 2: Indiana Pacers 100 – Miami Heat 109 (0-2)
Match 3: Miami Heat 124 – Indiana Pacers 115 (0-3)
Match 4: Miami Heat 99 – Indiana Pacers 87 (4-0)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (1) – MIAMI HEAT (5)
Match 1: Milwaukee Bucks 104 – Miami Heat 115 (0-1)
Match 2: Milwaukee Bucks 114 – Miami Heat 116 (0-2)
Game 3: Miami Heat – Milwaukee Bucks, night from Friday 4 to Saturday 5 (00:30)
Partido 4: Miami Heat – Milwaukee Bucks, domingo 6 (21:30)
Game 5: Milwaukee Bucks – Miami Heat, night from Monday 7 to Tuesday 8 (00:30) *
Game 6: Miami Heat – Milwaukee Bucks, Wednesday night 9 to Thursday 10 (time to be determined) *
Game 7: Milwaukee Bucks v Miami Heat, night from Friday 11 to Saturday 12 (time to be determined) *
* If necessary
TORONTO RAPTORS (2) – BOSTON CELTICS (3)
Match 1: Toronto Raptors 94 – Boston Celtics 112 (0-1)
Match 2: Toronto Raptors 99 – Boston Celtics 102 (0-2)
Game 3: Boston Celtics – Toronto Raptors, night of Thursday 3 to Friday 4 (00:30)
Game 4: Boston Celtics – Toronto Raptors, night of Friday 4 to Saturday 5 (00:30)
Game 5: Toronto Raptors – Boston Celtics, night from Sunday 6 to Monday 7 (00:30) *
Game 6: Boston Celtics – Toronto Raptors, Tuesday night 8 to Wednesday 9 (time to be determined) *
Game 7: Toronto Raptors – Boston Celtics, night of Thursday 10 to Friday 11 (time to be determined) *
* If necessary
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