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The NBA play-offs continued with two games. Los Angeles Lakers defeated the last champion Golden State Warriors, 122-101, with the help of star player LeBron James in the 6th game of the Western Conference semifinals series. With this result, the Lakers won the series 4-2 and became the Denver Nuggets' opponent in the conference finals.
The Lakers, who last appeared in the Western Conference Finals in 2020, managed to reach the ring that season.
James 30 points, 9 rebounds and assists in Lakers, Austin Reaves 23 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell 19 points, Anthony Davis 17 points, 20 rebounds, Lonnie Walker 13 points brought the victory to his team.
In Warriors, Stephen Curry struggled with 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, Donte DiVincenzo 16 points, 4 rebounds, Kevon Looney 9 points, 18 rebounds, Draymond Green 9 points and rebounds.
Heat Conference Finalist
Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference play-off semifinals. The home team won the series 4-2 and became the first team to make their mark in the finals in their conference. The Heat will face the side that beats the Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers match, which continues to be tied 3-3, in the final.
Finishing the regular season in 8th place, the Miami Heat became the second team to enter the play-offs from this ranking and reach the conference finals. The team that has achieved this feat before is the New York Knicks, the Heat's last hurdle on the way to the conference finals. The Knicks, who also eliminated the Indiana Pacers and made it to the final series in 1999, lost the championship to the San Antonio Spurs.
Jimmy Butler was effective in the victory with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, Bam Adebayo 23 points, 9 rebounds, Max Strus 14 points, 6 rebounds, Kyle Lowry 11 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals.
Jalen Brunson played with 41 points, 4 rebounds, Julius Randle with 15 points, 11 rebounds, Josh Hart with 11 points, 7 rebounds and RJ Barrett with 11 points for the Knicks.