VIDEO ⟩ “Timberwolves” are closer to the second round of the NBA playoffs

“Timberwolves” defeated Phoenix “Suns” in the third game of the quarterfinals of the Western Conference with the result 126:109 (34:32, 25:21, 36:20, 31:36).

“Timberwolves” have achieved the result 3-0 in the series for the first time in the history of the club.

For the winners, Anthony Edwards scored 36 points, Rudy Gobert added 19 points and 14 rebounds. Bradley Beal scored 28 points, Kevin Durant – 25, and Devin Booker – 23 for the Suns.

Meanwhile, the Dallas “Mavericks” achieved 2-1 in the West, which defeated the Los Angeles “Clippers” at home with the result 101:90 (18:23, 36:18, 24:26, 23:23).

Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Dallas, while rookie Derek Lively scored all 13 of his points in the first half. For the opponents, James Harden scored 21 points, two-thirds of them in the first half, and Norman Powell also had 21 points.

On the other hand, in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Conference, the Indiana “Pacers” won 2-1, which defeated the Milwaukee “Bucks” in overtime 121:118 (39:22, 28:33, 23:28, 21:28, 10:7) at home.

Tyrese Haliburton’s three-pointer 1.6 seconds before the final whistle provided the home team with the victory, he finished with 18 points, 16 assists and ten rebounds in the game, while Myles Turner had the most productive play-off game of his career – he had 29 points and nine rebounds. baskets. When the “Bucks” team played without Giannis Adetokunbo, Chris Middleton had 42 points and ten rebounds, Bobby Portis scored 17+18, and Damian Lillard scored 28 points.

In the previous season, the Denver “Nuggets” defeated the Miami “Heat” 4-1 in the final series and won the NBA championship for the first time in history.