Phoenix was surprised, Memphis reached the playoffs, Miami kept the home

Butler exploded with 45 points over Atlanta, the Pelicans stole the home run with an almost triple double by Ingram, the Grizzlies ran over Minnesota

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20/04/2022

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 07:34

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After relatively predictable results in the first three days, this morning (Wednesday) it can be said that the NBA playoffs have really begun: New Orleans stole from Phoenix the home advantage with a win in Arizona.

Prior to that, Miami maintained a home run against Atlanta and Memphis defeated Minnesota en route to a series comparison.

- Atlanta Hawks (8) 105: 115

- Minnesota Timberwolves (7) 96: 124

Phoenix Suns (1) -

124: 115

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A crazy career high.

Jimmy Butler (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)

Miami Heat (1) - Atlanta Hawks (8) 105: 115 (The Heat increased to 0: 2 in the series)

Jimmy Butler returned, at least for one night, to be the player who led Miami to the final series in a bubble two years ago, exploding with a career-high 45 points that included a personal 0-7 run that dominated the game and gave the hit a 0-2 lead over the Hawks.

The visitors came close from a double-digit deficit to just minus three during the final quarter, in which Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 19 of his 29 points in the entire game, but Butler was there to maintain a home advantage.

The Miami Guard finished with 15 of 25 from the field, 4 of 7 for three and 11 of 12 from the penalty line, thus shattering the record (40) he set twice in that final series against the Lakers.

Atlanta was mostly hit by its 19 turnovers in the game, five of which were by Trey Young just in the third quarter, during which the quarterback went out of focus after a whistle for a technical foul against him.

Young lost an unusual amount of 10 balls, along with 25 points he scored and seven assists he delivered.

Alongside Butler, in Miami Tyler Hiro stood out with 15 points, with Max Strauss adding 14.

Memphis Grizzlies (2) - Minnesota Timberwolves (7) 96: 124

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