Chris Paul signed a perfect night for the Phoenix Suns to go through the round: it was the NBA playoffs

After an extensive regular season, it’s time to sit back and enjoy the best NBA: the playoffs. And, in the 14 days before the postseason begins, so far the crossovers have not been disappointing and many teams are already assured of their place in the conference semifinals.

Last night two series closed that gave the green light to the Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers, who qualified thanks to well-known performances by Chris Paul and Joel Embiid.

With the NBA record for effectiveness, veteran point guard Chris Paul led the Phoenix Suns to a 115-109 win on Thursday against the New Orleans Pelicans, where the reigning runners-up advanced to the second round of the playoffs in the combined 4. -two.

At the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, his first home in the NBA, Paul made a historic performance by making all 14 of his field goals, one of them from 3D, without a single miss . In addition, he completed 100 percent effectiveness on free kicks (4-4)

To date, no player has scored 13 consecutive baskets in playoff history.

Paul, 36, also made all four of his free throws to tally 33 points and 8 assists, with three turnovers.

“It’s great. I always say that this city raised me,” Paul said in an emotional message of thanks to the franchise and the city. I support this team when I’m not playing against them. So beating them was nice. “

The base has been the Suns ’great figure in this series, averaging 22.3 points and 11.3 assists per game.

Shooting guard Devin Booker, the team’s offensive leader, returned Thursday after three games due to a hamstring problem, but he had 13 points and 5 rebounds. “I’ve been watching him since he was eight years old. I’m not surprised,” Booker said of Paul’s immaculate performance.

Center DeAndre Ayton was a mainstay with 22 points and 7 rebounds, but the Suns ’success was based on Chris Paul’s magical night, which was unstoppable for all Pelicans defenders.

Sealing the win and qualifying, Paul hugged on the track New Orleans coach Willie Green, his friend and former teammate in New Orleans when the team’s nickname was the Hornets. And it’s not for less: the only player in NBA history to surpass what Paul did was the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, author of 100 points a game, who came to sign on 15/15, 16/ 16 and 18/18.

The Suns, who lost in the final Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, will face the Utah Jazz or the Dallas Mavericks in the semifinals of the Western Conference, who now dominate a 3-2 tie. Another semifinal will be played by the Golden State Warriors and the winner of the series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies, who dominate 3-2.

With the destructive Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 on Thursday and ended its Eastern Conference series 4-2.

The Raptors, who have won the past two games, dreamed of becoming the first team in history to qualify after trailing 3-0.

The Sixers ’two straight losses have caused nervousness in the franchise and coach Doc Rivers himself had to defend his personal playoff run on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Sixers ended doubts due to strong performance at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, led by Cameroonian Embiid (33 points and 10 rebounds) and James Harden (22 points and 15 assists).

The Raptors, who no longer relied on their guard Fred VanVleet due to injury, collapsed in the third quarter when accepting a 37-17 run that they never missed.

Cameroonian Pascal Siakam finished with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and backup center Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds.

Another semi-final will be played by the Boston Celtics, who crushed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s Brooklyn Nets 4-0, and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks, the defending champions.

Philadelphia will face the first-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern semifinals starting Monday.

So that you do not miss anything, below we invite you to review the results of each series, the fixture and the current situation of the Argentines.

Eastern Conference

Miami Heat (1st) 4-1 Atlanta Hawks (8th): As expected after Miami’s performance last season, Erik Spoelstra’s men got their two home games and went to Georgia was determined to fix the series at the Hawks ’home. However, in the third game, they encountered a decisive Trae Young. Already in the fourth, Miami once again showed all its strength and relentlessly put the series at 3-1. At home, they finished it and now they are waiting for the winner in Philadelphia-Toronto.

Results:

• Game 1: Miami 115-91 Atlanta
• Game 2: Miami 115-105 Atlanta
• Game 3: Atlanta 111-110 Miami
• Game 4: Atlanta 86-110 Miami
• angGame 5: Miami 97-94 Atlanta

Boston Celtics (2nd) 4-0 Brooklyn Nets (7th): Boston is a serious candidate in the NBA this post-season and, in case there are still doubts, this Monday he finished sweeping the series against Kevin Durant’s Nets. Although the first game was one of the closest since the Playoffs began, in the second, third and fourth games the Celtics showed their resilience and they achieved resounding success to liquidate the crossing.

Results:

• Game 1: Boston 115-114 Brooklyn
• game 2: Boston: 114-107 Brooklyn
• Game 3: Brooklyn 103-109 Boston
• angGame 4: Brooklyn 112-116 Boston

Philadelphia 76ers (4th) 4-2 Toronto Raptors (5th): The 76ers started the postseason at all and retained the first three points. However, Toronto rallied in its second home game and hurt again with the series ’return to Philadelphia. But the Sixers, along with the destructive Joel Embiid, beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 on Thursday and ended this Eastern Conference series 4-2.

Results:

• Game 1: Philadelphia 131-111 Toronto
• Game 2: Philadelphia 112-97 Toronto
• Game 3: Toronto 101-104 Philadelphia
• game 4: Toronto 110-102 Philadelphia
• Game 5: Philadelphia 88-103 Toronto
• Game 6: Toronto 97-132 Philadelphia

Milwaukee Bucks (3rd) 4-1 Chicago Bulls (6th): With the series starting as one of the most even in the Eastern Conference, Chicago was surprised to get a point from their visit to Wisconsin, which gave them a chance to turn the series in their favor in two home games. However, on Friday a big opportunity was lost. when facing Luca Vildoza’s debut and his Bucks, and last Sunday, he dropped again by 24. Finally, at home, Milwaukee closed out the series and will now meet Boston in the Conference semifinals.

Results:

• Game 1: Milwaukee 93-86 Chicago
• Game 2: Milwaukee 110-114 Chicago
• Game 3: Chicago 81-111 Milwaukee
• Game 4: Chicago 95-119 Milwaukee
• Game 5: Milwaukee 106-100 Chicago

Western Conference

Phoenix Suns (1st) 4-2 New Orleans Pelicans (8th): Despite the supremacy shown throughout the regular season, where they took first place in the conference nearly a month ago, the runner-ups of the 2020/2021 season were surprised by the Pelicans in their second home game. And although in the third game they regained the sporting advantage, New Orleans became strong at home in the fourth point and returned to even the series. On his homecoming, Phoenix retained the fifth point and defined it all this Thursday with the superb Chris Paul.

Results:

• Game 1: Phoenix 110-99 New Orleans
• Game 2: Phoenix 114-125 New Orleans
• Game 3: New Orleans 111-114 Phoenix
• Game 4: New Orleans 118-103 Phoenix
• Game 5: Phoenix 112-97 New Orleans
• Game 6: Phoenix 115-109 New Orleans

Memphis Grizzlies (2nd) 3-2 Minnesota Timberwolves (7th): The Grizzlies started the series with a heavy loss to the Timberwolves Leandro Bolmaro (He has yet to make his playoff debut.) However, they quickly recovered at home and, also strongly, have already achieved a major point on the road. In the second game in Minneapolis, Minnesota celebrated again, with a small win at the lowest. Back in Memphis, the Grizzlies lifted the series to 3-2.

Results:

• Game 1: Memphis 117-130 Minnesota
• Game 2: Memphis 124-96 Minnesota
• Game 3: Minnesota 95-104 Memphis
• Game 4: Minnesota 119-118 Memphis
• Game 5: Memphis 111-109 Minnesota

Upcoming matches:

game 6: 4/29 – 10:00 PM – In Minnesota

game 7 (if required): 1/5 – TBC – In Memphis

Golden State Warriors (3rd) 4-1 Denver Nuggets (6th): Sa Stephen Curry, jordan pool Y Klay Thompson at a very high level, the Warriors swept the series 4-1 against the Nuggets Facundo Campazzowho played just 13 minutes in the Playoffs this season.

Results

• Game 1: Golden State 123-107 Denver
• Game 2: Golden State 126-106 Denver
• Game 3: Denver 113-118 Golden State
• Game 4: Denver 126-121 Golden State
• angGame 5: Golden State 102-98 Denver

Dallas Mavericks (4th) 3-2 Utah Jazz (5th): Dallas started their series with a tough home defeat against Utah, but bounced back in the second game and scored again in the third game, although this time it was on the road. However, in what was one of the most equal battles this time of the Playoffs, Utah returned to stay with a tight local victory. With the return to Texas, and the return of Luka Doncic, who missed the first three games due to injury, the Mavericks became forceful and put the series at 3-2.

Results:

• Game 1: Dallas 93-99 Utah
  
• game 2: Dallas 110-104 Utah
• Game 3: Utah 118-126 Dallas
• Game 4: Utah 100-99 Dallas
• Game 5: Dallas 102-77 Utah

Upcoming matches:

Game 6: 28/4 – 23.00 – In Utah

Game 7 (if required) 30-4 – To confirm – In Dallas‘