By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 22 points as the Atlanta Hawks came back from 18 points down to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 103-100, on Monday. Trae Young went for a game-high 25 points, including the deciding effort lifting his side to a 2-2 tie in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals best-of-seven series.
Serbian Bogdanovic had 9/24 field goals and grabbed five rebounds. Fellow starter, Swiss Clint Capela registered a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double plus one assist and one block. Italian Danilo Gallinari logged seven points, six rebounds, and one assist off the bench. For the guests, Turkish Furkan Korkmaz entered the starting five and ended up with ten points, two rebounds, two blocks, and one assist.
Another 2-2 took form with the Los Angeles Clippers controlled the Utah Jazz for the 118-104 victory in the Western Conference Semifinals. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George led the way with 31 points each. Croatian Ivica Zubac chipped in eight points, five rebounds, one assist, and one block. French Nicolas Batum finished with seven points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block.
The Jazz trailed the entire game despite Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic helping leading scorer Donovan Mitchell with an 18 point-effort to go along with five assists, three rebounds, and two steals. French Rudy Gobert had 11 points, eight rebounds, and one block through foul trouble.
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