The 2025 finals in the American Professional League are finally here, with the game 1 between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Basars Thursday (8:30 pm Easter on ABC). It was a path full of getting there.
With the four high -flight championships and the first round that included a series of seven games, it was not difficult to find moments of this season.
the New York Nix and Boston Celkus He had an unforgettable chain in the second round. The drama was high between No clips and Denver Nagsalso. Surprise Pesrez Cleveland Cavaliers To reach the second east conference in a row.
Here is a photographic look at the best moments in the 2025 qualifiers in the American Professional League.
The game winner is unlikely
In the face of a 2-1 deficit on the road in the first round, The Nuggets had a decisive game 4 against Clippers. Denver seemed to control as he went to the fourth quarter by 20 points. But La returned to make it a tie game with eight seconds.
I found the ball Nicolas Gokic With an opportunity to win, but he was immersed in 3 index. Fortunately for MVP three times, his teammate, Harun GordonIt was in the right place at the right time.
Gordon criticized the recovery house with the end of time to win the game. According to basketball, the first DUK game was the game in the history of postteason in the American Professional League.
Championships of the four championships
The game 7 of this series appeared another Donk, where The Nuggets took over again, and won 120-101 To advance to the semi -finals.
Previous Clipper Russell Westprick He had an important role in this victory with 16 points, five rebound balls, five passes and five theft of the bench. Also shook the edge to put Denver 31 points with 6:54 left in the game.
Westbroook hung on the edge for focus, which led to a technical error – an initial image.
Knicks 1 victory over CelTics in the semi-finals required to work, the first basket of the additional period and Dunk-1 of Og Anunoby.
He gave him 29 points at night, and a snapshot to remember: Anunoby’s skains kicking the star of Celkus Jason Tatum.
A horrific return
The Cavaliers team was in the driver’s seat for an important victory in the semi -finals. However, the goalkeeper Teres Haleporton He had other plans.
The Pacers team led to a great victory-its second victory in this season when it lags behind seven points in the last minute of the fourth quarter or additional work. With the qualifiers, the difference was 3-1 in this scenario, according to the ESPN research.
The 3-Back Haliburton Index gave Indiana victory and pushed an emotional celebration from everyone except for the All-STAR.
Parties 25 years in making
The return of Nix to the Eastern Conference Finals for a long time – 25 years, was precisely. New York defeated Boston in six games, where she won the conference’s first latitude since 2000.
the 119-81 The victory in Madison Square Garden was the largest margin of victory in Nix in the history of the privilege, and sparked ground celebrations in New York, specifically on Street 7 and West 33rd Street, directly outside the park.
Dwarf
TJ MCCONNELLL It is an integral part of the depth of Pacers, with an average of 8.4 points in 16.3 minutes for each post -season game. He scored in double numbers in the first three matches against New York and had one basket that emerged among many.
In game 5, McConnell celebrated a bench with a gesture towards the ranks of celebrities at Madison Square Garden, which prompted reactions from Timothe Chalamet, Kylie Jenner and Ben Stilller, among other stores.
Re -create a special moment
New York Besus faced the eastern finals, the same team that they last time they advanced to this extent in the post -season. Knicks seems to have concluded game 1 and led it nine with 58.8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Then, it was followed by Pandemonium. Pesrez goalkeeper Harun Namith The heat caught with three three -throw and Nix divided free throws twice. After the second time they went to 1 against 2 of the charitable tape, Haleporton named the back bird to send the game to the additional work.
All-Star goalkeeper believed that he won it and repeated the suffocating partrS reggie Miller. Miller was aimed at mocking the famous director and fans of Knicks Spike Lee after scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter to return and win in the 5th match of the 1995 East Conference Finals.
However, an official review showed that the Haleporton finger was on a line of 3 points, making it an indication. Indiana has finished winning in additional time to provide 1-0 series, and eventually won the series in six games for the first time since 2000.
KACY Burdette at Espn Senior Photo Editor Kace Burdette contributed to this report.
