Conguai Leonard was on a long night and drove their Los Angeles Clippers At 105-102 over the Nuggets in Denver and the Playoffs series (1-1) in the NBA.
The 33 -year -old forward scored 39 points (15/19 two -pointers, 4/7 three -pointers, 5/5 shots, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 plug) and with baskets in key points, led Los Angeles to the “double” on the Nuggets. Indeed, Conguai Leonard was the one who formed the final score, 54 ″ before the end.
In addition to Leonard, James Harden had 18 points and 7 assists, while Ivica Zubac offered 16 points and 12 rebounds.
On the other hand, Christian Brown and Nikola Jokic had the opportunity to send the match to the extension, but failed in three -pointers in the final.
The Serbian center made a triple-double with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, while Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Junior added 15 points and a rebound.
The series is now being transferred to Los Angeles, with Game 3 being held on Friday morning (05:00).
In another match for NBA playoffs, the Detroit Pistons prevailed 100-94 of the Knicks in New York in the second match of the series and made it 1-1.
The Pistons managed to achieve their first Postseason victory after 17 years, having starring Kidd Kanningham, who scored 33 points (11/21 two -pointers, 1/4 three -pointers, 10/12 shots) and gathered 12 rebounds.
At the same time, Dennis Schroder had 20 points (3/5 three -pointers) with 2 rebounds and 3 assists. In fact, he achieved a decisive three -point, 55 seconds before the final, so Detroit put an end to the negative record of 15 consecutive defeats in playoffs, the biggest in the league history. Tobias Harris added another 15 points with 1/4 three -pointers and 13 rebounds.
For the Knicks, Jane Branson had 37 points, but Carl-Annonym Towns and Ji Anunobi were limited to 10 each, after 23 points each in the first match.
The series is transferred to Detroit for Game 3 on Thursday night.