NBA PLAYOFF RECAP

THE NBA PLAYOFF RECAP 

THE NBA PLAYOFF SERIES STANDINGS: The Travel

Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers this series is Raptors 0 to Cavaliers 2. Cleavland Cavaliers won the game with a score of 115 to 105. Toronto continually tried during this game to make a run, but it never came to fruition. Donovan Mitchell with Cleveland had a great game offensively and Toronto didn't seem to have an answer. Toronto doesn't seem to have the shooting power needed to have an answer for Cleveland. Toronto can't seem to get their best player, Brandon Ingram involved in the game. Ingram only had 7 points in total, and they will not be able to make a run without him. Maybe for their sake when they go back home to Toronto their fan base will be what they need to motivate them. 

New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks this game got my stomach hurting. Atlanta Hawks won this game with resiliency 107 to 106.  The series is now tied 1-1; Recap: New York Knicks led the entire game until the 4th quarter. The New York Knicks Coach Mike Brown is unfortunately part to blame for this come apart. He sat his pivotal players out too long; he was trying to avoid foul trouble for his stars: Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony Towns in doing so he allowed Atlanta Hawks to take advantage: CJ McCollum, and Jonathan Kuminga just start chipping away taking over the lead; leading to this astonishing win. Also, with a few seconds left the Knicks had an opportunity to win with the last shot; but Coach Brown neglected to take a time out leaving Mikal Bridges in taking a rushed shot, that didn't go in. 

Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves ooooohweeee, what a game this was a high impact, straight physical game. The pace of this game was high octane if you ask me. Minnesota won the game 119-114. The series is tied 1-1. Anthony Edwards had a great game to lead the Timberwolves to victory with 30 points. The most shocking is that Julius Randle with the Timberwolves decided to come to the party with 24 points. Both of these teams were evenly matched on this game Jamal Murray had 30 points and Nikola Jokic had 24 points. This game was so fast that no one had an opportunity to set really on defense. (This series might be pretty good especially if Minnesota continues to play this well; Minnesota does have a tendency to play flat and inconsistent at times