NBA Playoffs 2021: No Clear Favorite For Knicks vs. Hawks, Nuggets vs. Blazers
05/18/21 AT 2:04 PM
The NBA playoffs are as unpredictable as ever this year, a fact highlighted a pair of first-round series. The matchup between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks is being deemed a toss-up, while a similar sentiment has been expressed for the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers.
Neither the Knicks nor the Hawks has been pegged as the betting favorite. Both teams have -110 odds at FanDuel Sportsbook to win the East’s 4-5 series. New York and Atlanta finished the regular season with the exact same record.
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Ionescu hits 3 with 0.4 left, Liberty beat Fever
Sabrina Ionescu made a 3-pointer from the wing with less than a second remaining to give the New York Liberty a 90-87 victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday night in the WNBA s season opener.
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NEW YORK Sabrina Ionescu made a 3-pointer from the wing with less than a second remaining to give the New York Liberty a 90-87 victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday night in the WNBA s season opener.
Ionescu, the former Oregon star who only played in three games last year as a rookie before spraining her ankle, got the ball near the wing and hit the deep shot to give the Liberty the lead with 0.4 seconds left. She finished with 25 points, 11 assists and six rebounds in her Barclays Center debut.