The final kill! Promotion! Harden is so tough! Enter the tiebreaker

In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Pistons faced the Knicks at home today. In the last game, the Pistons successfully won a game away and chased the big score to 2-3. They still have no way out in this game.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Knicks took the lead by taking the lead with four points. Although the Pistons had a momentum to catch up, the Knicks scored an 11-0 climax in the middle of the first quarter to widen the gap to double digits. Brunson scored 15 points in a single quarter, helping the Knicks lead the Pistons 37:23 in the first quarter.

Back in the second quarter, the situation on the court flipped. Beasley found the outside feeling and hit five three-pointers in a single quarter. Especially the buzzer-beating long shot before the halftime helped the Pistons successfully overtake. At the end of the half, the Pistons led the Knicks 61:59.

The second half changed sides and then fought again. The Knicks scored six points first to stabilize the situation, while the Pistons had already made a full blown situation in less than four minutes, which laid hidden dangers. The gap widened to more than ten again. After the three quarters, the Knicks led 96:85.

Entered the final quarter, the Pistons regrouped and successfully used a 13-0 offensive to complete the overtake. The suspense of the game remained at the end. At the critical moment, Bridges tied the ball with a tip-in. The Pistons did not stop and Cningham made a layup and failed to score. Brunson stopped and pulled back and shook Osal and made a sure-kill three-pointer. Beasley made a mistake and lost the opportunity.

This goal felt like Jordan beat the Jazz back then, and in the end, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pistons 116:113 away, eliminating their opponents 4-2 to enter the Eastern Conference semi-finals. They will face defending champion Celtics in the semifinals. In terms of data, Knicks: Brunson scored 40 points and 7 assists, Bridges scored 25 points, Anunoby scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals; in terms of Pistons, Cunningham scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Durham scored 21 points and 6 rebounds, Thompson scored 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Beasley scored 20 points.

Look at the first round of the Western Conference G6 Clippers vs. Nuggets. In this game, the Clippers cannot afford to lose. In the first half, Harden was in a hot state, with a breakthrough and shot scored 21 points, plus 3 rebounds and 4 assists, of which 17 points in the second quarter helped the Clippers lead the Nuggets 58:57 at halftime.

The second half changed sides and fought again. The Clippers continued their good form in the first half. Leonard made consecutive kills and led the team to expand their lead. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 111:105 at home, dragging the series into a tiebreak battle.

Data: Harden scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the last three quarters, Leonard scored 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Powell scored 24 points and 3 rebounds; Nuggets: Jokic scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Murray scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Gordon scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, Westbrook scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.