All eight Game 1s of the first-round NBA playoffs ended on Sunday in both the Eastern and the Western Conferences. The results were as follows:
Khris Middleton (#22) of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots in Game of the NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoffs against the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wiconsin, U.S., May 22, 2021. /CFP
East:
Miami Heat 107-109 Milwaukee Bucks
Boston Celtics 93-104 Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards 118-125 Philadelphia 76ers
Atlanta Hawks 107-105 New York Knicks
Trae Young (C) of the Atlanta Hawks shoots in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoffs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, U.S., May 23, 2021. /CFP
West:
Dallas Mavericks 113-103 Los Angeles Clippers
Portland Trail Blazers 123-109 Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Lakers 90-99 Phoenix Suns
Memphis Grizzlies 112-109 Utah Jazz
Luka Doncic (C) of the Dallas Mavericks tribbles the ball Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 22, 2021. /CFP
Khris Middleton of the Bucks and Trae Young of the Hawks both scored game-winning shots for their teams with one second left to their respective games; Luka Doncic of the Mavericks and Devin Booker of the Suns achieved something that no others on their franchise history ever did and the Celtics and the Wizards did their best but simply could not stand a chance in front of the Nets and the 76ers.
The playoffs never lack surprises and there is a lot to unpack from the get-go.
Devin Booker (#1) of the Phoenix Suns shoots in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 23, 2021. /CFP
Host: Li Xiang
Guest: Matthew Watson
Cover designer: Feng Yuan
Chief editor: Chen Ran
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