With the NBA post season officially starting we have the first two NBA play-in games, the first two were the Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s go through both of these games and how they played out.
The first game was the Chicago Bulls taking on the Toronto Raptors, the Bulls overcame a 17 point deficit in the second half to win this game. With the Raptors missing eighteen free throws, that was the big difference in this game, even though Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet had great games it still wasn’t enough to keep them in the game as Toronto really struggled on the defensive end. Raptors go home as the Bulls will face the Miami Heat for the 8th seed on Friday.
The second game of the night was the New Orleans Pelicans taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder, this game was a nail biter through all four quarters. even with Pelicans star Brandon Ingram having a phenomenal game and a miracle three pointer to pull the game back to one, it wasn’t enough to keep the Pelicans alive. Thunder stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey both had 30 point games as they are quickly becoming a top young duo in the league.
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