Washington, April 18 (PL) The Golden State Warriors will try today to get his second win in the first round of the playoffs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States to the Houston Rockets.
In the other matches of the day, the Toronto Raptors seek first success against the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder, the second against the Dallas Mavericks.
On Sunday the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers pulled the postseason without major problems and gave no room for surprise.
The Spurs confirmed his candidacy for the championship and outstripped by 106-74 to the Memphis Grizzlies, who suffered the worst defeat ever in a playoff commitment.
Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 17 for the Texas team, which gave a great demonstration offensive and defensive level.
Veteran Vince Carter scored 16 points and led the Grizzlies offense, who have a balance of 41 defeats and just eight wins over the Spurs. Tomorrow repeat visit to the AT & T Center to play the second match.
Nor they had major difficulties to overcome for the Clippers 115-95 to the Portland Trail Blazers at the opening of his series.
The guard Chris Paul completed 28 goals and 11 assists for the Clippers, who also had 19 rebounds and 12 cartons of Blake Griffin. Damian Lillard led the defeated, scoring 21 points.
The balanced attack led by the Sudanese forward Luol Deng, the feeling of NBA power forward, Hassan Whiteside, great defense and allowed the Heat win by 123-91 to the Charlotte Hornets in the opening match of the first round of the Conference East.
Deng, who made his debut in a match of the finals, got 31 points by scoring 11 of 13 shots, including four of six three-pointers, and five of seven from the line staff, in addition to capturing seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Whiteside imposed his power inside game with a double-double of 21 points, 11 rebounds, recovered two fumbles, lost one and put three blocks.
Whiteside became the thirteenth player who achieved at least 20 cartons and 10 balls trapped under the hoops in team history in playoffs.
Heat tied the mark of 41 points in the first quarter and the 123 team achieved to overcome the 121 it won in the NBA Finals 2012 against the Thunder.
Coach Erik Spoelstra won the hundred victories in games of the finals as coach of the Heat and has 64-36 mark, a percentage of 64 percent, the second best in the history of the contest, only outdone by the champion Phil Jackson has 68.8 percent.
The second game of the series best of seven disputed on Wednesday will be played on the same stage at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
The combination of the base Kyrie Irving, the power forward Kevin Love and LeBron James led the Cavaliers to a 106-101 success against the Pistons in the opening match of the series of first round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.
Irving commanded the attack of the Cavaliers, who will see action again on Wednesday to get 31 points and six assists.
Moreover Love played his best basketball in the paint and with shots from outside the perimeter contributed a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds, including 10 defensive.
The team's star, James also met with a double-double of 22 boards, 11 assists, six balls trapped near the rings, recovered two fumbles, lost one and made two blocks.
