I know there are no spectators in the Orlando bubble, but what we have seen his week in the second round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, has been remarkable to say the very least. We have seen four games go down to the wire. Two game sevens in the Western Conference quarterfinals were decided in dramatic fashion, and two games in the Eastern Conference semifinals have been determined at the very end.
In the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets advanced to round two with a dramatic 80-78 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. At the very end of the contest, Mike Conley had an opportunity to win the game for Utah, but his game-winning three-point shot attempt at the buzzer bounced out.
The Nuggets game seven win, was followed by a game seven win for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. In this contest, James Harden had a game-winning block on Canadian rookie Luguentz Dort in a 104-102 Rockets win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Both the Nuggets and Rockets will now play Los Angeles-based teams in the Western Conference Semifinals. The Nuggets play the Los Angeles Clippers and the Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers beat the Nuggets 120-97 on Thursday, while the Lakers and Rockets play game one of their series on Friday.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Miami Heat went up two games to none in their series with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday with a dramatic 116-114 win. With a tenth of a second left and the game tied at 114, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks fouled Jimmy Butler of the Heat. This gave Butler two free throw attempts, and he scored on both shots.
Then on Thursday night, OG Anunoby made the second biggest shot in Toronto Raptors history. With half a second left and the Raptors trailing the Boston Celtics 103-101, Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry delivered a sensational pass to Anunoby, who scored the game-winning three-pointer and a 104-103 Toronto victory. With the win, the Raptors won their first game of the series, but still trail the Celtics two games to one.
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