{"id":28352,"date":"2023-04-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/game-3s-are-bringing-the-drama-in-the-nba-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T04:00:00","slug":"game-3s-are-bringing-the-drama-in-the-nba-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/game-3s-are-bringing-the-drama-in-the-nba-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 3s are bringing the drama in the NBA playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST: <\/strong>Game 3s are certainly a party in the NBA Playoffs as the series shift venues for two tilts, giving the lower seeds a chance to capitalize on home-court advantage. Here are the key updates heading into the weekend, which <em>could <\/em>bring the conclusion of some first-round showdowns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last night\u2019s Game 3s: <\/strong>The Eastern Conference (EC) No. 6 Brooklyn Nets mounted a serious second-half comeback, but the No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers held on tight for a 102\u201397 win, taking a 3-0 series lead. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futute-jtkdjlijtr-f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testy game<\/a> included not one, but <em>two<\/em> ejections, as the Sixers\u2019 James Harden and Nets\u2019 Nic Claxton were tossed. Spicy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futute-jtkdjlijtr-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">without Draymond Green<\/a>, the Western Conference (WC) No. 6 Golden State Warriors dominated the No. 3 Sacramento Kings 114\u201397, and the defending champs now trail the series 2-1. This one has seven games written all over it.<\/li>\n<li>And in more Cali news, the WC No. 4 Phoenix Suns rocked the No. 5 LA Clippers 129\u2013124, beating the home team as two of their sidelined superstars \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futute-jtkdjlijtr-v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kawhi Leonard and Paul George<\/a> \u2014 looked on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This weekend\u2019s Game 3s: <\/strong>They may be heading out on the road, but the red-hot EC No. 2 Boston Celtics and WC No. 1 Denver Nuggets look poised to improve their 2-0 series leads (and potentially start prepping their brooms) when they face the No. 7 Atlanta Hawks and No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at 7 p.m. ET and 9:30 p.m. ET, respectively.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meanwhile, both the EC No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks and the WC No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies were <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futute-jtkdjlijtr-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">without their stars<\/a> Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant in Game 2, but still tied up their series, defeating the No. 8 Miami Heat and No. 7 LA Lakers, respectively.<\/li>\n<li>See who inches ahead when the Bucks face the Heat tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Grizz vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futute-jtkdjlijtr-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><del>the old guy<\/del><\/a> Lebron James and pals at 10 p.m. ET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n      <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/95e75f9b-0562-4e30-b0d1-2e4ce63167e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GIST: Game 3s are certainly a party in the NBA Playoffs as the series shift venues for two tilts, giving the lower seeds a chance to capitalize on home-court advantage. 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