„Tohle jsme potřebovali. Tohle všechno od Juliuse, včetně jeho nasazení. Někdy odvádí skutečně skvělou práci tím, jak se žene za doskoky. Dnes nám vážně velmi pomohl,“ chválil trenér Chris Finch svého svěřence, který zaznamenal první triple double v play off. Trefil 10 z 23 střel.
Golden State bez Curryho vedli Jimmy Butler s 33 body, sedmi doskočenými míči i sedmi finálními pasy, o 30 bodů se z lavičky postaral Jonathan Kuminga. „Když nemáte Curryho, není prostor pro chyby. Nelze je dělat, nemůžete ztrácet míče, navíc musíte proměnit správné střely,“ řekl Butler.
Vyrovnaný duel rozhodla až poslední část, v níž Wolves dominovali 33:24. Kromě toho přeskákali soka 44:36, připsali si 28 asistencí ku 21 a nevadilo jim ani 21 ztracených míčů ku 15 Warriors. Ani jeden z týmů nevedl v průběhu o víc než 10 bodů. Čtvrtý duel se bude hrát v pondělí opět v San Franciscu.
Po dvou neúspěšných domácích duelech se zvedl Boston, jenž „vyloupil“ Madison Square Garden v New Yorku jednoznačnou výhrou o 22 bodů. V zápase ani jednou neprohrával, naopak už v poločase vedl o 25 bodů a celkem o 31, trefil 20 ze 40 trojek a snížil stav na 1:2.
„K tomu, abyste postoupili, nás musíte porazit čtyřikrát. Ne jednou nebo dvakrát, ale čtyřikrát. Takže je před námi ještě spousta basketbalu,“ řekl Jaylen Brown, jehož celek udržel Knicks na čtyřicetiprocentní střelbě. Zpoza oblouku domácí trefili jen pět pokusů z 25.
Lídry New Yorku byli Jalen Brunson s 27 body nebo Karl-Anthony Towns s 21 body a 15 doskoky. Celtics na druhé straně spoléhali na Paytona Pritcharda s 23 body, Jaysona Tatuma s 22 body, devíti doskoky či sedmi asistencemi. Brown přidal 19 bodů, Derrick White 17 a zkušený Al Horford 15 a devět doskoků.
| Play off NBA – 2. kolo: |
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| Východní konference – 3. zápas: |
| New York – Boston 93:115, stav série 2:1 |
| Západní konference – 3. zápas: |
| Golden State – Minnesota 97:102, stav série 1:2 |
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