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CGTN Sports Talk: Where will three NBA Conference semifinals go?
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CGTN Sports Talk EP67 Game 5.mp3

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All of the ongoing NBA Conference semifinals in the West – Los Angeles Clippers 3-2 Utah Jazz – and the East – Brooklyn Nets 3-2 Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks 3-2 Philadelphia 76ers – are coming to an end soon.

Kevin Durant just had an epic game in which he did not rest at all and dropped 49 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists, carrying the Nets just one win away from the Eastern Finals.

Trae Young and the Hawks beat the 26-point deficit and Joel Embiid to lead again in the series, partly because Ben Simmons looked more like an undercover agent with the 76ers.

The Jazz wasted their best chance of the series after losing to the Clippers who lacked Kawhi Leonard. The Jazz fired 54 triples in this game, and over half of them backfired.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns, who are waiting in the Western Finals, are dealing with a piece of thunderbolt news – their veteran core Chris Paul tested positive for COVID-19.

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets looks on in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference seifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2021. /CFP

Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets looks on in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference seifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2021. /CFP

Trae Young (#11) of the Atlanta Hawks shoots in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 16, 2021. /CFP

Trae Young (#11) of the Atlanta Hawks shoots in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 16, 2021. /CFP

Paul George (#13) of the Los Angeles Clippers tries to penetrate in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., June 16, 2021. /CFP

Paul George (#13) of the Los Angeles Clippers tries to penetrate in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., June 16, 2021. /CFP

Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns tested positive for COVID-19. /CFP

Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns tested positive for COVID-19. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Matthew Watson

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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