- Mavs walked on Suns, Celtics beat Bucks, Conference Finals Preview
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Mavericks 123 Suns 90
Doncic scored 35 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 30 and the Mavericks blitzed the Suns with a 123-90 knockout Sunday night, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011.
“A lot of people said it would be a blowout,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said with a grin. ”They were right.”
Mavericks
Jale Burnons G – 24pts
Luka Doncic – 35 pts
Spencer Dinwiddie – 30pts
Suns
Cameron Johnson – 12pts
Chris Paul 10pts
Devin Booker 11pts
Ishamial Wainright – 10pts
Bucks 81 Celtics 109
Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and Boston set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Bucks are now 3-9. They went 4 for 33 (12.1%) from the 3-point line. That’s the second-worst 3-point percentage in a playoff game ever (minimum 30 attempts).
It helped silence another relentless night from Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists. But he was just 3 of 11 in the paint in the second half, including 1 for 6 the fourth quarter.
Middletown factor?
The Celtics will face top-seeded Miami beginning Tuesday in a rematch of the 2020 East finals. The Heat beat the Celtics in six games in that series at Walt Disney World.
Bucks
Giannis – 25pts
Brook Lopez – 15pts
Jrue Holiday – 21pts
Bobby POrtis – 10pts
Celtics
Grant Williams – 27pts
Jayson Tatum – 23pts
Jaylen Brown – 19pts
Marcus Smart – 11pts
Payton Pritchard 14pts
Hockey
Panthers advanced against Capitals
Rangers advanced against Penguins
Predictions
Celitcs at Heat?
RC: Heat, win series 6-7
Mavericks at Warriors?
RC: GSW, Mavs in 7
Lightning at Panthers – Game 1?
RC: Panthers
Blues at Avalanche – Game 1?
RC: Avalanche
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.
