The NBA 2025 game tournament overturned on Tuesday and although the two heads of series n ° 7 were advancing, the results were far from predetermined, especially in the Western Conference, where the Golden State Warriors barely survived the Grizzlies of Memphis.
Here is a summary of day 1 of the game tournament:
Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry threw their arms with each other and kissed.
The Jimmy playoff series in all its shine on the big stage have passed all the pressure from Curry, and now they take the Golden State Warriors to the playoffs.
“I know I want to win a championship for him to need, what would it be n ° 5?” Said Butler.
Butler collected 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists by creating opportunities at both ends on each occasion, Curry scored 37, and the Warriors won the seventh seed of the West Conference by beating the Grizzlies of Memphis 121-116 Tuesday evening in the game tournament.
Curry overturned a 3 -point base point with 1:50 to go and one from the left wing with a minute on the clock, then converted four free throws in the last five seconds.
Golden State is now heading for a series at the first of the first seven rounds with the Rockets starting with match 1 Sunday in Houston.
“It took 83 games, but we are where we want to be, which is back in the playoffs and we have a chance,” said coach Steve Kerr.
After a pair of Curry’s free throws with 5.4 seconds to play, the grizzly guys had a last chance – but Santi Aldama could not hinder the ball before a five -second violation.
Desmond Bane scored 30 points and Ja Morant 22 for Memphis, who will come home to play Friday against the winner of the Mavericks-Tings match on Wednesday evening in Sacramento to determine eighth place in the playoff series.
With the Grizzlies on a roll halfway through the third, Butler took the momentum with a flight and a dunk. He pulled 12 for 20 in a second performance of 30 consecutive points and his highest score match since he joined the Warriors on the deadline for trade. He made 12 of the 18 free throws – having been 63 out of 68 of the line during the previous eight games in April.
Morant went down hard while rolling his right ankle when he walked on the foot of Buddy Hield and was the victim of Quinten Post violation with 4:25 to play in the third, but got up and finished the game with three points to pull the grizzly ones in the 82-81.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 18 points, while Zach Edey contributed 14 points, 17 rebounds and hit two frank throws with 14.3 seconds to play.
Curry succeeded in eight rebounds, four assists and pulled 9 for 22 when he regularly invaded Scotty Pippen Jr. before he wins late.
Curry had turned on the grizzly ones for 52 points on their floor at home during a 134-125 victory on April 1, and the grizzles made him an absolute priority this time – then Butler took care.
“It is different,” said Draymond Green.
He led four consecutive possessions of score to raise the Warriors 31-18 at the end of the first quarter-helping the Gary Payton II Cup dunk, himself displaying for a 3 points and a game of three points itself. Butler has shown no signs of being affected by a tender left quadriceps muscle after taking kawhi Leonard’s knee on Sunday.
The Warriors hoped to avoid this additional match, but lost in overtime against the clippers in the final of the regular season on Sunday for their third home loss in the last week.
Curry, Green and the Warriors were 0-3 in game matches during the appearances in 2021 and last year. The Grizzlies eliminated them in the Chase Center with a victory of 117-112 in overtime in 21.
Orlando Magic Stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner entered the NBA game on Tuesday on average 60 points and more against the Atlanta Hawks this season. But, while the two struggled to find their attack, the magic bench intensified and led them to a 120-95 victory.
Cole Anthony came out of the bench to lead Orlando with 26 points and six assists, while Anthony Black scored 16 points on a shot of 6 out of 7, and was a summit of more than 34 in 28 minutes. With victory, magic will progress to play in a series of qualifying series in the first round against Boston Celtics from Sunday in Boston.
After jumping in a two-digit advance advance, it seemed that magic would sail in this seeded, but the Hawks left the break at halftime. They reduced the margin to 71-68 with three minutes to play in the third quarter while the Orlando attack was cold. It is common for magic to have bad offensive stretches during the matches and it will be a problem to move forward. This almost killed them on Tuesday, but they started and did not let Atlanta capture the advance, before blowing up the Hawks out of the water in the fourth quarter.
Magic tends to compensate for their lack of offense with one of the best defenses in the NBA. It was exposed Tuesday when they held the Hawks at 38.1% shot in the field and 19% of the 3 -point range. While Trae Young finished with 28 points, he was an ineffective 8 out of 21 and the magic was subjected to his skin to the point that he kicked the angry ball in addition to throwing the ball into a civil servant, which earned him a pair of technical faults and an ejection to the fourth quarter.
Banchero finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, but Orlando will need more of him if he wants a chance against Boston.
Do you want beautiful stories delivered directly to your reception box? Create or connect to your Fox sports account, follow the leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
