Boston won against Atlanta and lead in the playoff series in the East
17.05.2013
Boston beat with 90:84 at home the team of Atlanta and led with 2:1 success in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The guard Rachoni Rondo is back in game for the Celtics and was marked with triple-double - 17 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists. The wing Paul Pierce realized 21 points for the hosts,
and his teammate Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the baskets. The guard Joe Johnson of Atlanta was the top scorer in the match with
29 points.
Boston led with 40:38 after the second period and in the first minutes of the last quarter the hosts made a decisive series of 7:0 points in their favor. The largest difference in favor of Boston was 11 points - 76:65. Minute and a half before the final siren Atlanta equalized and the result was 80:80.
Match # 4 of the series is on Sunday in Boston.
In another match of the playoffs in the East Chicago surprising losses with 74:79 as the guest of Philadelphia and lagging behind with 1:2 victories in the series. In the last quarter "the bulls" squandered an advance of 13 points and once again registered a weak performance in the attack. The center Spencer Hawes realized 21 points in favor of Philadelphia.
In the West, Denver won with 99:84 as host of the Los Angeles Lakers and reduce the gap to 1:2 win. Ti Lawson was top scorer in the game, making 25 points for the Nuggets. His teammate Dzhaveyl McGee added 16 points. Kobe Bryant scored 22 points for the guests from California.
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