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The Angels
The team around basketball national player Maxi Kleber won the Los Angeles Clippers 105-100 and took the lead 3-2 in the hotly contested series. A team needs four wins to advance to the semifinals of the Western Conference. Game six is on Friday evening (local time).
The outstanding man at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was once again Luka Doncic. The successor to Dirk Nowitzki as the leader of the Mavericks recorded 42 points, eight rebounds and 14 assists. Kleber had four points and three rebounds in just over 19 minutes of play. The Mavericks won the championship with Nowitzki in 2011 and have never made it past the first round since then.
Utah has been identified as a possible opponent
It is already clear who the Mavericks or the Clippers will meet in the semifinals: The Utah Jazz defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 126: 110, won the series 4: 1 and will be able to go into the first encounter rested.
However, the Washington Wizards around national player Isaac Bonga are eliminated. The team from the US capital lost 112: 129 against the favored Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday evening and suffered their fourth defeat in five games. Bonga remained on the field in his 1:40 minutes without any significant action.
The 76ers, who had to do without the injured top performer Joel Embiid, now face the Atlanta Hawks in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference, who also beat the New York Knicks 4-1 and won the fifth game on Wednesday 103: 89.
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