Written by Titan Frey
- HAWKS 109
- SIXERS 106
What else can I say but the Atlanta Hawks have done it again.
After being down by 26 at one point, the Hawks started to make a charge toward the end of the third quarter.
Then, the fourth quarter happened. The Hawks outscored the Sixers 40-19 in the fourth, including ending the game on a 15-2 run.
The two points that came in that run by the Sixers was a jumper that Seth Curry hit a jumper with .1 left… so, the Hawks really ended on a 15-0 nothing run.
Trae Young of the Hawks scored a playoff career high 39 while dishing out 7 assists. Young wasn’t the only one to step up for the Hawks.
John Collins chipped in 19 points with 11 boards, Danilo Gallinari added 16 points and 8 rebounds.
The biggest lift the Hawks got was from the veteran and former three-time winner of the sixth man of the year award… Lou Williams.
Williams scored 15 off the bench, and his points. game during the Hawks big comeback. Williams led everyone in +/- with a +31.
Here are some crazy stats from this Sixers – Hawks game: Joel Embiid and Seth Curry were the only Sixers to make a field goal in the second half of the game.
The Sixers didn’t make a shot for more than six minutes down the stretch of the game. The Sixers had a 99.1% chance to win the game at one point in the third.
So far in the 2021 playoffs, Ben Simmons has missed 45 free throws. The team that has missed the most other than the Sixers are the Hawks, and they’ve missed 35…
Game six will be back in Atlanta on Friday, June 18th at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. The Hawks look to close out the series.
- CLIPPERS 119
- JAZZ 111
The Los Angeles Clippers suffered some terrible news the other day. Their star player and the former two-time champ and two-time finals MVP, Kawhi Leonard, would be out indefinitely with a right knee injury.
It’s been reported as of now that Leonard has suffered a knee sprain, but there’s been reports that the team fears Leonard may have injured his ACL.
It appeared the Utah Jazz, who won the first two games in Utah, would easily get another win, but the Jazz didn’t factor in one thing… Playoff P!
That’s right, Paul George, the player who gave himself the great nickname, Playoff P, has never really shown up in the playoffs, during his career.
With the Clippers backs against the wall, Playoff P finally showed up. He scored 37 points while grabbing 16 rebounds.
George kept attacking the basketball throughout the game and the Jazz didn’t seem to have an answer, even with the defensive player of the year on their side.
In the first half, both teams were shooting lights out from three, especially the Jazz.
The Jazz made 17 out of their 30 three point attempts in the first half. Bojan Bogdanovic made six of them in the first quarter alone.
The second half turned out to be a completely different story for the Jazz. The Jazz missed all their three point attempts in the third quarter (0-10) and only shot 3-24 from distance in the second half.
The series shifts back to Los Angeles for game six on Friday, June 18th at 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Will the Clippers finally advance to the Western Conference Finals? Or will the Jazz force a game seven?
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