NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Atlanta and Houston complete the picture of the NBA Cup semifinals. At their expense are the Knicks and Warriors, who end their journey in the quarters. The Hawks won 108-100 in New York and will play for a spot in the finals by facing the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Rockets eliminated Golden State by winning 91-90 in front of their home crowd and will now take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In the New York match Atlanta brings five in double figures with important contributions from the bench: DèAndre Hunter makes 24 and is the most prolific of his and 12, with the addition of 11 rebounds, also come from Onyeka Okongwu. Double-doubles also from Trae Young who scores 22 points and 11 assists, from Jalen Johnson who finishes with 21 points and 15 rebounds and from Clint Capela who has 11 points and 13 rebounds to his credit. For the hosts the entire quintet in double figures with Josh Hart making 21, with Karl-Anthony Towns posting a double-double of 19 points and as many rebounds. Nineteen also came from Mikal Bridges, then 14 from Jalen Brunson and 13 from Og Anunoby, but the haul was not enough to avoid elimination.
It’s point-for-point in Houston where the Rockets beat and eliminate Golden State by imposing 91-90. Houston snags a pass to the final four in Las Vegas, thanks to a characterful finish where the will to win probably made the difference. Highlights included Alperen Sengun, who put up 26 points and 11 rebounds. Also in double figures Smith Jr (15), Green (12) and Thompson (10), while on the other side Steph Curry does not live his best night stopping at 19 points. One more makes Jonathan Kuminga who turns out the most prolific of his with 20 points. There are also Buddy Hield’s 15, but it’s Houston to party by centering the qualification to the Nba Cup semifinals.
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Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets in Nba Cup semifinals
