Between the Game 1 storyline and the statements following it, the stage was set for a high-intensity night out at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. The second meeting of this first round of the Eastern Conference between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks did not disappoint. Led by thirteen points at the … Read more
For the first play-off game of his career, Trae Young made it big. Booed a good part of the evening by Madison Square Garden again well stocked (15,000 spectators) for the first of the New York Knicks in the final phase since 2013, the playmaker of the Atlanta Hawks (32 points, 10 assists) has outflanked … Read more
The final sprint to snatch fourth place in the Eastern Conference – and therefore have home advantage in the first round of the play-offs – is breathtaking. The Atlanta Hawks kept control Thursday night by winning with authority against the Orlando Magic (116-93) in the wake of Bogdan Bogdanovic (27 points) and Clint Capela (16 … Read more
Two days after a first snatch victory (125-124), overshadowed by the feat of Russell Westbrook who broke Oscar Robertson’s triple-double record (182), the Hawks put it back against Washington from just as tightly (120-116). With at the end the reward of a validated ticket for the play-offs which will begin on May 22 and which … Read more
The record could not hold up for long. On Sunday, Russell Westbrook had already matched the performance of Oscar Robertson, the point guard who has stored his Milwaukee Bucks jersey for forty-seven years, by reaching 181 career triple-doubles in Washington’s victory at the Pacers d ‘Indiana. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, the Washington … Read more
In a roller coaster-like season, Atlanta now seems to be regaining the adrenaline rush of the climb. Their clear victory against a very serious candidate for the title – the Suns, until then leaders in the West – on the night of Wednesday to Thursday (135-103) again dangles the players with the ambition of the … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers won a second game in a row in the absence of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Sunday night against Orlando (96-93). Deprived of their two injured stars and not yet reinforced by Andre Drummond, recruited a few hours earlier, the title holders suffered against the penultimate of the Eastern Conference, who … Read more
Fifth in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks fell stronger than them on Sunday. At home, they have indeed imposed against the Milwaukee Bucks (111-104), No. 3 of the same conference. Georgia’s franchise, however, only made the difference at the end of the game, after running behind the score for a long time. – – … Read more
Beaten Saturday in Miami, the Brooklyn Nets, second in the Eastern Conference, reacted well, going to win on the floor of the New Orleans Pelicans (134-129) on Tuesday. The two teams fought a good battle, not ceasing to continue to score. – – New Orleans had attacked very hard (21-9, 5th), but, at the end … Read more
Since he retired from the courts, three years ago, Kobe Bryant had not often come to see the Lakers play. But the idol was present at the Staples Center on the night from Sunday to Monday and what he saw must not have displeased him. Ovationed by the public at his appearance, the Black Mamba … Read more