#ATLANTA HAWKS SIXERS SCORE SERIES#

Phoenix began the final quarter by scoring the first six points to lead by 20 with 10:17 left. Denver scored the final six points of the half to trail just 59-55 at intermission. Phoenix charged out to a 21-8 lead early and were up 37-27 after the first quarter. The Suns never trailed after being down 3-2. Monte Morris scored 21, Michael Porter had 15 and Will Barton added 14 in the loss. Nikola Jokic, who received his MVP award before the game, had 32 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets but didn't get a lot of help from his supporting cast.

#ATLANTA HAWKS SIXERS SCORE SERIES#

Phoenix now has a stranglehold lead in the best-of-seven series and are just one win from reaching the NBA semi-finals for the first time since the 2009-10 season. “We expect their best, and we are going to give our best too.” “It is not going to be easy,” said Crowder of the possible close out game. The regular season prepared us for these games,” Booker said.ĭeandre Ayton had 10 points and 15 rebounds, Jae Crowder scored 14 and Mikal Bridges added 11 for Phoenix, who had the chance to sweep the best-of-seven series yesterday in Denver. Seth Curry highlighted their 19-6 scoring surge by nailing a three and a pair of short-range jump shots.Įlsewhere, Devin Booker scored 28 points and Chris Paul added 27 and eight assists as the Phoenix Suns seized a commanding 3-0 lead over the Denver Nuggets with a 116-102 victory. Philadelphia roared out of the half-time break, making their first eight shots of the third quarter to build an 80-62 lead. The Sixers seized command in the third, outscoring Atlanta 34-19 and extending their lead to 20 points heading into the fourth.

Philadelphia led 28-20 at the end of the first quarter and by five, 61-56, at half-time as Young had 16 points.

John Collins scored 23 points and Clint Capela had eight points and 16 rebounds in the loss. The Sixers also once again contained the Hawks' rising star Trae Young, who finished with 28 points in 37 minutes of playing time. “I think I did a good job of that in the second half.” “I was just trying to push the pace and get in the lane, stay aggressive and get to the rim, get into a rhythm,” Simmons said. Philadelphia's three-point shooting has improved as the series progressed, going from 34 per cent in game one to 46 per cent in game two. Philadelphia shot 52 per cent overall and an impressive 47 per cent from beyond the arc, making 10 of 21 compared to Atlanta who made just six of 23. That's been me since I've been playing basketball.” “I'm OK,” said Embiid, who is playing with a cartilage tear in his right knee. Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Ben Simmons tallied 18 points and seven assists, and Furkan Korkmaz drained three of six from beyond the arc for the 76ers in front of a crowd of 16,400 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.Įmbiid had a couple of hard falls during the contest but nothing serious. The teams split the first two games in Philadelphia, but the Sixers dominated Friday to grab a 2-1 series lead and halt the Hawks' 13-game winning streak at home. Los Angeles, United States (AFP) - Joel Embiid finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped the Atlanta Hawks' run of good fortune at home with a 127-111 win in game three of their National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference play-off series.

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