Hockey: Carolina also wins second game against Devils
The Carolina Hurricanes also won the second game of their quarterfinal series in the NHL playoffs against the New Jersey Devils. Carolina won 6-1 (0-0, 4-0, 2-1) at home on Friday (local time). The ice hockey team from North Carolina had already won the first game 5:1.
Jesper Kotkaniemi put the Hurricanes ahead after a scoreless first period with two goals early in the second. After conceding two more goals in the middle third, the Devils took their Swiss goalkeeper Akira Schmid out of the gate. At the other end, Carolina goalkeeper Frederik Andersen saved 28 of the 29 shots on his goal.
Meanwhile, Devils head coach Lindy Ruff is one of the three finalists for NHL Coach of the Year. The Devils ended the season with the most wins and points in their club’s history, after being the fifth-weakest team in the league last year.
Basketball: Celtics beat MVP Embiid – Suns are back
Record champions Boston Celtics made an important step towards the semi-finals in the play-offs of the North American basketball professional league NBA. In game three against the Philadelphia 76ers for the newly crowned MVP Joel Embiid, last year’s finals participant won 102:114 on foreign soil and was 2:1 in the best-of-seven series.
Boston was able to rely on a strong team performance in its away win. Top player Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and ten rebounds, Jaylen Brown contributed 23 points as the second best shooter. Embiid, recently named most valuable player of the regular season for the first time, didn’t have 30 points for the 76ers.
The Phoenix Suns, meanwhile, sent a sign of life against the Denver Nuggets thanks to their star duo. In Phoenix, the hosts struck back after their two opening defeats and reduced the series to 1-2 with the Nuggets. In the 121:114 success, Devin Booker scored an outstanding 47 points, superstar Kevin Durant scored 39 points. The fourth game will take place on Monday night.
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