The Miami Heat nevertheless lost its first NBA playoff game, however, this is unlikely to save you from qualifying for the East Conference finals.
After taking a 3-0 lead in their second-round series, Heat lost Sunday’s fourth game to the Milwaukee Bucks 118-115 in overtime. Miami had won its first seven playoff games, beating the Indiana Pacers in four games in the first round. .
No team in NBA history has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, so the Bucks can have an unprecedented comeback if they win three more games against the Heat.
Here’s a preview of the full picture of the round playoffs, followed by the odds of existing NBA names and a preview of Tuesday’s action.
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Eastern Conference
No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. Five Miami Heat Game 1: Miami won 11five-104 Game 2: Miami won 116-114 Jeu 3: Miami won 11five-100B. TNT Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday on TBD, ESPN Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday on TBD, TNT
Toronto Raptors No. 2 vs. Toronto Raptors Boston Celtics No. 3 Ju 1: Boston 112-94 Game 2: Boston 102-99 Game 3: Toronto 104-1 4:4: Toronto 100-93B. Game 5: Boston 111-89Bt 6: Wednesday at 6:30 pm ET, ESPN Game 7 (if necessary): Friday on TBD, TNT
Western Conference
No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. Houston Rockets Jeu 1: Houston won 112-97 Game 2: Los Angeles won 117-109 Jeu 3: Tuesday at 9pm, TNT Game: Thursday on TBD, TNT Game 5: Saturday on TBD, ESPN Game 6 (if necessary): Monday on TBD, TNT Game 7 (if necessary): September 16 on TBD, TNT
No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 3 Denver Nuggets Ju 1: Los Angeles 120-97 Game 2: Denver 110-101 Ju 3: Los Angeles 113-107 Ju 4: Wednesday at 9 p. m. ET, ESPN Game 5: Friday on TBD, TNT Game 6 (if necessary): Sunday on TBD, ESPN Game 7 (if necessary): September 15 on TBD, ESPN
NBA title odds
Los Angeles Clippers 185 (bet $100 to win $185)
Los Angeles Lakers 300
Boston Celtics 500
Miami Heat 500
Houston Rockets 1200
Toronto Raptors 1600
Milwaukee Bucks 2400
Denver Nuggets 6500
Odds received FanDuel
Tuesday’s summary
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In their first chance to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat came shortly back, blowing the Bucks in Game 4 on Sunday. Fortunately for Miami, he has 3 more chances to win a series and prevent Milwaukee from coming back. conference ends for the time being in a row.
The Heat has not reached the convention final since 2014, its last season with LeBron James, but is well positioned to return this year, and could potentially secure its position already in Tuesday’s fifth game.
To do so, Miami will have to finish better than last time, when he lost an eight-point lead in the last quarter and couldn’t get it out in overtime.
“Ultimately, we played like we did in games 1, 2 and 3,” said the warm middle Bam Adebayo, according to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN).
Even if Giannis Antetokounmpo (right ankle injury) is limited, the Bucks can still hold on to the Heat, as they demonstrated at the end of Game 4, but no matter how much the reigning NBA player plays, it would be difficult for him and / or his teammates to stay with Milwaukee in the playoffs.
Khris Middleton drove the Bucks into Game 4, scoring 36 problems in 48 minutes while collecting 8 rebounds and 8 assists. It’s their most productive score in the playoffs, and if Milwaukee needs to get a little closer to this series, they may want another. Stellar functionality from the 29-year-old forward.
Will the Lakers receive the third game?
Maybe the Lakers are just slow starters in the playoffs. But it can end up being wonderful if the newsletter of the moment goes like the first for the Western Conference seed.
In the first round, Los Angeles dropped the first game to the Portland Trail Blazers before bouncing with four straight wins to advance, then began his second-round series against Houston with a first-game defeat, but responded with a win. in Game 2 on Sunday to tie the series to 1.
Could this have been the beginning of a five-game series for the Lakers or at least one win in the series that will lead them to the Western Conference finals?
It can be more complicated for them to do that than in the first round. The Rockets are a talented team led by elite escort duo Russell Westbrook and James Harden. And if they hadn’t had a challenging start at the time of the game (they were outperformed 36-20 in the first quarter), there’s a chance they’re up 2-0 right now.
“They just went out and played that we, I think,” Harden said, according to The Associated Press (h/t ESPN). “In the part of the moment we woke up and took the lead. We just want to have that intensity at the beginning of the game and everything will be fine. “
Game 3 may simply be figuring out the course of the rest of the series, and if Houston needs to do a big shakeup, taking the lead now can give it that special touch to do so.