Three first-round games of the NBA playoffs were played abroad.
Philadelphia, Phoenix and Dallas made their way to the next stage. The Seventy Sixers will play against Miami, and the Suns will play against the Mavericks.
NBA. playoffs. first round
Toronto – Philadelphia – 97:132 (29:34, 32:28, 17:37, 19:33)
Toronto: Sicam (24 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Trent (19), Barnes (18 + 7 rebounds), Anonobi (5), Birch (0) – start; Boucher (25 + 10 rebound), Benton (3), Achofa (3), Brooks (0), Flynn (0), Mikhailiuk (0), Young (0 + 7 rebound), and Watanabe (0).
Philadelphia: Embiid (33 + 10 rebounds), Maxi (25 + 8 rebounds), Harden (22 + 15 rebounds), Harris (19 + 11 rebounds), Green (12) – start; Reed (9), Niang (6), Springer (4), Milton (2), Joe (0), Korkmaz (0).
Philadelphia won the series – 4-2
New Orleans – Phoenix – 109:115 (28:28, 30:20, 27:34, 24:33)
New Orleans: Ingram (21 + 11 assists + 6 losses), McCallum (16), Jones (16), Valencionas (10 + 8 rebounds), Hayes (8) – start; Nance (15 + 8 rebounds), Murphy (12), Alvarado (11), Graham (0), Marshall (0).
Phoenix: Paul (33 + 8 assists), Eaton (22 + 7 rebounds), Bridges (18), Booker (13), Crowder (9) – start; Johnson (13), Payne (3), Piombo (2), McGee (2), Schmidt (0).
Phoenix won the series – 4-2
Utah – Dallas – 96:98 (21:15, 32:26, 19:36, 24:21)
Utah: Mitchell (23 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists + 5 losses), Bogdanovic (19), Conley (11 + 8 rebounds), Gooper (10 + 12 rebounds), O’Neill (8) – start; Clarkson (15), House (5), Hernanjom (3), Pascal (2), Whiteside (0).
Dallas: Doncic (24 + 9 rebounds + 8 assists), Branson (24), Vinnie Smith (18 + 10 rebounds), Bullock (6), Powell (0) – start; Denvidi (19), Clipper (7), Bertans (0), Green (0).
Dallas won the series – 4-2