There will not be sweeps in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The two series that were 2-0 have become 2-1 after a Friday of reactions with the first track changes of these series. The Sixers, in Philadelphia and with the return of Joel Embiid, have given an excellent image against a dwarfed Heat. And the Mavericks also avoided a near-definitive 3-0 loss with an excellent game against the best team in the league, the Phoenix Suns.
Thus, no team is at zero when we arrive at a weekend that will be momentous to find out where these currently very exciting 2022 Conference Semifinals are headed. These are the results so far:
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
PHOENIX SUNS (1) 2-DALLAS MAVERICKS (4) 1
MATCH 1: Phoenix Suns 121-Dallas Mavericks 114 (1-0)
MATCH 2: Phoenix Suns 129-Dallas Mavericks 109 (2-0)
MATCH 3: Dallas Mavericks 103-Phoenix Suns 94 (2-1)
GAME 4: Mavericks-Suns, Sunday 8, 9:30 p.m.
GAME 5: Suns-Mavericks, Tuesday night 10 Wednesday 11, 04:00
GAME 6: Mavericks-Suns, Thursday 12, time to be determined*
GAME 7: Suns-Mavericks, Sunday 15, time to be determined*
*If necessary
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (2) 1- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (3) 1
MATCH 1: Memphis Grizzlies 116-Golden State Warriors 117 (0-1)
MATCH 2: Memphis Grizzlies 106-Golden State Warriors 101 (1-1)
GAME 3: Warriors-Grizzlies, night from Saturday 7 to Sunday 8, 02:30
GAME 4: Warriors-Grizzlies, night from Monday 9 to Tuesday 10, 04:00
GAME 5: Grizzlies-Warriors, night from Wednesday 11 to Thursday 12, 03:30
GAME 6: Warriors-Grizzlies*, Friday the 13th, time to be determined
GAME 7: Grizzlies-Warriors*, Monday 16, time to be determined
*If necessary
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
MIAMI HEAT (1) 2-PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (4) 1
MATCH 1: Miami Heat 106-Philadelphia 76ers 92 (1-0)
MATCH 2: Miami Heat 119-Philadelphia 76ers 103 (2-0)
MATCH 3: Philadelphia 76ers 99-Miami Heat 79 (2-1)
GAME 4: Sixers-Heat, night from Sunday 8 to Monday 9, 02:00
GAME 5: Heat-Sixers, night from Tuesday 10 to Wednesday 11, 01:30
GAME 6: Sixers-Heat, Thursday 12, time to be determined*
GAME 7: Heat-Sixers, Sunday 15, time to be determined*
*If necessary
BOSTON CELTICS (2) 1-MILWAUKEE BUCKS (3) 1
MATCH 1: Boston Celtics 89-Milwaukee Bucks 101 (0-1)
MATCH 2: Boston Celtics 109-Milwaukee Bucks 86 (1-1)
GAME 3: Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics, Saturday 7, 9:30 p.m.
GAME 4: Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics, night from Monday 9 to Tuesday 10, 01:30
GAME 5: Boston Celtics-Milwaukee Bucks*, night from Wednesday 11 to Thursday 12, 01:00
GAME 6: Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics*, Friday the 13th, time to be determined
GAME 7: Boston Celtics-Milwaukee Bucks*, Sunday 15, time to be determined
*If necessary
We remember, finally, that these were the results of the first round:
WESTERN CONFERENCE
PHOENIX SUNS (1) 4-NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (8) 2
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (2) 4-MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (7) 2
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (3) 4- DENVER NUGGETS (6) 1
DALLAS MAVERICKS (4) 4-UTAH JAZZ (5) 2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
MIAMI HEAT (1) 4-ATLANTA HAWKS (8) 1
BOSTON CELTICS (2) 4-BROOKLYN NETS (7) 0
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (3) 3-CHICAGO BULLS (6) 1
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (4) 4-TORONTO RAPTORS (5) 2