NBA
The Toronto Raptors pull off the do-or-die win against the Philadelphia 76er’s 110-102 in game 4 of their first round series. Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 34 points, 15 of them in the 4th quarter. James Harden was on top for Toronto with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA Playoff series. They will meet for game 5 on Monday night in Philadelphia.
okayyyyyyy @PreciousAchiuwa 👀 pic.twitter.com/fjWyWwecQL — x – Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) April 23, 2022
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic made his comeback after missing the last 3 games. Doncic managed 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists but the Mavericks fell short to the Utah Jazz 100-99 in game 4. The series is now tied at 2 a piece. Utah’s center, Rudy Gobert, pulled off an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left on the clock to give them a 1 point lead. Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points and had 4 rebounds and was on top for the Jazz. Game 5 is Monday night in Dallas.
SPIDA CLUTCH OOP TO GOBERT 🥶 pic.twitter.com/U3cnhBzGIa — NBA TV (@NBATV) April 23, 2022
The Boston Celtics again muffled Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Saturday night’s 109-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, giving them the 3-0 lead in the 7 game series. Boston center Robert Williams made his comeback after missing almost a month with torn cartilage in his left-knee. Jayson Tatum scored 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and had 6 of the Celtics 13 steals. Jaylen Brown contributed 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Boston managed to force 21 turnovers that turned into 37 points. Durant and Irving were both held to 16 points. Bruce Brown Jr. was the Nets leading scorer with 26 points and 8 rebounds. Brooklyn will face the dreaded do-or-die game 4 at home on Monday night.
Big Al ➡️ JT for the jam pic.twitter.com/GuSEC7S4yo — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2022
Minnesota Timberwolves held on 119-118 and evened the series with the Memphis Grizzles at 2-2. Karl-Anthony Towns had a career playoff-best 33 points and 14 rebounds and Anthony Edwards contributed 24 points and 4 rebounds. The Grizzlies Desmond Bane was the games high-scorer with 34 points. The series goes back to Memphis on Tuesday for game 5.
💪💪 KARLLLLLL 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/IkuHvZwImQ — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 24, 2022
Sunday’s Playoff schedule : Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls – 1:00pm EST, Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets – 3:30pm EST, Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks – 7:00pm EST, Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Penguins – 9:30pm EST.
MLB
Tampa Bay Rays pitched a combined no-hitter into the top half of the 10th-inning against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Rays pitcher Matt Wisler gave up a triple to Bobby Dalbec which drove in automatic runner Jackie Bradley Jr. That was followed by a sac fly to left field for Christian Vazquez which sent Dalbec home sending it to the bottom of the inning with Boston leading 2-0. Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story’s throwing error allowed Tampa’s ghost runner to score making it 2-1. Outfielder Kevin Kiermaier then came to the plate and immediately hit a 2-run walk-off homer to win 3-2 over Boston in the bottom of the 10th. Only 5 hits total in the game all coming in the 10th inning.
IN(KK)REDIBLE pic.twitter.com/pumna1AhTT — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 24, 2022
Detroit Tigers DH, Miguel Cabrera, had the opportunity to be the 33rd member of the elite 3,000+ hits club in his first at bat in Saturdays game against the Colorado Rockies. He achieved just that with a one-out single off of Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela. The Tigers demolished Colorado 13-0.
The 7th player in Major League history with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits. pic.twitter.com/7RtGWyl3Xv — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 23, 2022
Left-hander for the Baltimore Orioles, John Means, will be out for the entire rest of the season after an MRI revealed he would need Tommy John surgery.
pic.twitter.com/oibcL654qQ — John Means (@JMeans25) April 23, 2022
NHL
The NHL-leading Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 straight wins when they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday. Floridas Brandon Montour secured the win when he scored 2:26 into OT.
pic.twitter.com/oibcL654qQ — John Means (@JMeans25) April 23, 2022
Boston Bruin David Pastrnak scored his team-leading 39th goal after missing the previous eight games with an undisclosed injury. He helped the Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Saturday. Taylor Hall and Trent Frederic also scored for Boston and Linus Ullmark made 30 stops. Boston is fighting for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference.