Big big friday in the NBA. Los Angeles Clippers defeated in the sixth match of the semifinal series (4-2) the Utah Jazz by 131-119 after being 25 points down and so on reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time in their history, on a day in which the Philadelphia Sixers managed to force the seventh game against Atlanta Hawks 104-99).
The Clippers rallied 25 points and reached the West final
This is how they eliminated the Utah Jazz, the best in the Conference. (YouTube NBA video)
To the end, Mann!
Without Kawhi Leonard, injured in the right knee, Paul George, Terance Mann and Reggie Jackson, with 29, 39 and 27 points respectively, took the team on their shoulders to overcome the 25 points of difference The ones the Clippers came with at the beginning of the third quarter. Thus, they neutralized Donovan Mitchell’s 39 points at the Staples Center so that the Angelenos would end up taking the contest and the series by 12 points ahead.
With that, became the first team in NBA history to come back from two consecutive Playoff series in which they started 2-0 down.
Clippers fans, full.
Mann, who has only been a professional for two seasons and plays a multipurpose kid role with the Clippers, had never scored more than 25 points in the NBA. But this Friday he lived the night of his dreams with 39 points in a full-capacity stadium for the first time since the pandemic began.
Terence Mann and a dream game: with 39 points he put the Clippers in the West final
The hit of the semis of the Conference. (YouTube NBA video)
The Clippers go to the Western Conference Finals for the first time, where this Sunday they will begin the battle on the road with the Phoenix Suns.
The Sixers continue to fight
For their part, the Philadelphia Sixers forced the seventh game in the Eastern Conference semifinals -to be held this Sunday- after tracing the Atlanta Hawks (104-99) a duel in which he was 12 points behind.
Heat the sixth game between Sixers and Hawks.
With Joel Embiid (22) not too fine and Ben Simmons (6) spending much of the time on the bench for his fouls, they were Seth Curry (24) and Tobias Harris (24) the ones who pulled the car in those of Doc Rivers. Barely Trae Young, with a ‘double-double’ of 34 points and 12 assists, insisted on avoiding the local defeat, but his good work was insufficient.
This is how the Playoffs are in the NBA
This is the Playoffs as of June 18, 2021: Clippers-Suns in the West final; to the seventh game both semis of the East.
The five best plays of Friday
The 5 best plays of Friday, June 18, 2021 in the NBA
(YouTube NBA video)