“Sports Update: Boston beats Atlanta, Lamar Jackson stays with Ravens, and Golden Knights advance in NHL playoffs”

Die Boston The Celtics, led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, have reached the quarterfinals of the NBA playoffs. The two star players from last year’s finalists scored 62 points together and thus played a key role in the hard-fought 128:120 win in the Atlanta Hawkswhich brought the decisive win to 4:2 in the best-of-seven series.

For the record champion, who after the end of the Milwaukee Bucks the highest seeded team, it is now up against those who are also rated as strong Philadelphia 76ers further. The team around the currently ailing star center Joel Embiid had early in their series against the Brooklyn Nets won 4-0.

Boston, tied in the list of record champions with the The Angels Lakers has 17 titles and last won the championship in 2008.

Star quarterback Lamar Jackson wants his collaboration with the Baltimore Ravens continue in the NFL after all. The team announced on Thursday, a few hours before the draft in the National Football League, that they had agreed in principle to extend the contract for another five years. “I’m excited to be back and can’t wait,” Jackson said in a short video clip the team shared in the tweet.

According to US media reports, Jackson should be able to earn up to 260 million US dollars in the five years. That would make him the highest paid professional football player in the world. This was most recently Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles. The quarterback had after moving into the Super Bowl signed a five-year, $255 million contract.

Jackson had called for a change in March. In Baltimore he will play with Star Pass recipient Odell Beckham Jr., who has signed a contract with the Ravens for the coming season.

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL playoffs. In the fifth game of the series against the team You have the Golden Knights got a 4:1 (1:0, 3:0, 0:1) on Thursday evening (local time) and thus the necessary victory for 4:1 and progression. In the semifinals of the Western Conference of the North American ice hockey league, the Golden Knights either meet the Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl or the Los Angeles Kings. Going into game five on Sunday night, the Oilers are 3-2 in this series.

Previously they had Tampa Bay Lightning avoided an early elimination and won 4-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The series is now 3-2 to Toronto. The New Jersey Devils are missing after beating them 4-0 New York Rangers another win to advance to the semifinals. In the series, it’s 3-2 to the Devils.