NBA Games Recap 4/20/09
2 games were played in the NBA play-offs last night and normality was resumed in the two series that had previously thrown up the wildest results. In Boston the Bulls came close to another upset and kept the Celtics extremely close all game but with only a few seconds left Ray Allen got the ball and took a shot from behind the arc oblivious to the fact that Joakim Noah was in his face. He duly sank the 3 pointer to give Boston the win 118-115 and tie the series at 1-1. The teams now go back to Chicago for the Bulls two home game and you would think the Celtics would show the Bulls who’s boss. Unfortunately Leon Powe found out that he will be out for the rest of the play-offs with a torn ACL, another bad injury for the already weakened Boston.
In Game 2 the aforementioned Allen led the Celtics with 30 points while Rajon Rondo had a triple double with 19 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds, a performance worthy of the play-offs. Glen Davis also had 26 and Kendrick Perkins 16 and 12 rebounds in a game where the Celtics bench didn’t do much work. On the other side Ben Gordon would have been disappointed that his massive 42 points couldn’t carry Chicago to their 2nd win in a row, Gordon hit 14 of 24 from the field including 6 three-pointers.
In the last game of the Monday night San Antonio won the second game of their series with the Mavericks 105-84 but the Mavericks will still be pleased to have taken one game back to Dallas, where the next two games will be played. In what turned out to be a blow out the Spurs restricted Dirk Nowitzki to only 14 points in a great defensive display. On the offensive side Tony Parker top scored with 38 points while Tim Duncan shrugged off any injury worries to get a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. A la the Chicago Bulls the Dallas Mavericks will be annoyed that they couldn’t replicate the intensity they played with in game 1 but they’ll still be pleased to be going home with a win under their belts especially as they’re very strong at home.
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