Wednesday, September 02, 2020

NBA Playoffs: Heat Knock Off Bucks Again; Rockets Hold Off Thunder In Game-Seven Thriller To Get Shot At Lakers

At the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida:

The NBA Playoffs continued on Wednesday with two games.



EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS:

Goran Dragic scored 24 points as the Miami Heat, with seven players scoring in double figures, upended the Milwaukee Bucks 116-114 in game two of their conference semifinal series, now lead two games to none by the Heat.



WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS:

Eric Gordon and Robert Covington (who grabbed ten rebounds) each scored 21 points while Russell Westbrook added 20 (to go with his nine rebounds) as the Houston Rockets, in the final game of the Playoffs' Round of 16, held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-102 in game seven of their conference quarterfinal series, thus ousting the ex-Seattle Supersonics four games to three to earn a shot at the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals.

Luguentz Dort topped the Thunder with 30 points.

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