The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 131-122 and advanced to the NBA Western Conference semifinals with a perfect 4-0 record.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points, while Chet Holmgren added 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Oklahoma City closed the series with a very efficient offensive performance, hitting 17 three-pointers on 34 attempts, or 50 percent of its three-pointers.
Oklahoma City now hosts a rival in the Western Conference semifinals and will play the winner of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.
The Detroit Pistons lost to the Orlando Magic 94-88 and are now down 3-1 in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, despite finishing the regular season with 60 wins as the first team.
Detroit is on the verge of one of the rarest scenarios in the NBA playoffs. Only six eighth-place teams in league history have eliminated the first-place team, and since 2003, each series has gone to four wins, which has only happened four times.
The Pistons haven’t played in the second round of the Play-Offs since the Eastern Conference Finals in 2008. Now they will try to extend the series at home, and Isaiah Stewart said the team has no choice but to fight until the end.
A very interesting match was also played between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets won with a score of 125:113 and narrowed the difference to 3-2./BuzPost/
