All matchups for the NBA playoff quarter-finals are determined.
The quarter-final matchups of the Larry O'Brien Cup were determined after the 'Golden State Warriors' won the seventh match of the 1/8 finals of the NBA playoffs against the 'Houston Rockets'. In the quarter-finals, 'Indiana Pacers' will face 'Cleveland Cavaliers', 'Denver Nuggets' will play against 'Oklahoma City Thunder', 'New York Knicks' will compete against 'Boston Celtics', and 'Minnesota Timberwolves' will host the 'Golden State Warriors'. The first quarter-final match between 'Indiana' and 'Cleveland' took place last night and ended with 'Indiana' winning 121:112.
Currently, the defending NBA champion is the 'Boston' team, which defeated the 'Dallas Mavericks' in a five-match series last year. It is also worth noting that, in the fifth match of the first round of the NBA playoffs between 'Los Angeles Lakers' and 'Minnesota Timberwolves', 'Minnesota' won with a score of 103:96, winning the series overall 4-1.
The highest-scoring player of the match was the Slovenian guard of the 'Lakers' Luka Dončić, who scored 28 points, collected 7 rebounds and made 9 assists. LeBron James of the 'Lakers' scored 22 points, made 6 assists, and grabbed 7 rebounds. The Ukrainian Oleksiy Len did not play in the fifth match against 'Minnesota'. Rudy Gobert from 'Timberwolves' recorded a double-double with 27 points and 24 rebounds.
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