By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Miami Heat put up a fight but eventually fell (104-91) to the Sixers in Philadelphia.
Slovenian all-star Goran Dragic put up 15 points for the Heat but Philadelphia had too much fire power.
Croatian forward Dario Saric had 8 points while Turkish veteran Ersan Ilyasova snatched 10 rebounds to go along with 5 points for the winning side.
Italian sharp-shooter Marco Belinelli added 11 points off the bench.
The Celtics took a 3-2 lead over the Bucks behind a 92-87 win.
Giannis Antetokounmpo just missed a triple-double with 16 points, 10 boards, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Finally, the Warriors took care of business against San Antonio (99-91) and advanced to the conference semifinals where they will face the New Orleans Pelicans.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
BOSTON CELTICS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 92-87 | Antetokounmpo 16 p.10 r. 9 a. 2 s. 2 b. |
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | MIAMI HEAT | 104-91 | Saric 8 p. 5 r. 5 a., Belinelli 11 p. 3 r. 3 a., Ilyasova 5 p. 10 r. 4 a. 2 s. – Dragic 15 p. 1 r. 5 a. |
SAN ANTONIO SPURS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 99-91 | Gasol 6 r. 3 a., Parker 4 p. 1 r. 1 a., Bertans 3 p. 2 r. 3 a. 1 s. |