www.dailypostathenian.com B2 | DAILY POST-ATHENIAN SPORTS | FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 Beal, Westbrook lead Wiz past Pacers for East 8 seed BY HOWARD FENDRICH NBA the consisted only there, Westbrook took over AP Sports Writer of 72 games, instead of the for a bit, bullying his way EASTERN CONFERENCE standard 82, and the league through the lane and mean- WASHINGTON — Russell Play-In Game for 8 seed created the play-in format mugging Pacers players. A Westbrook and Bradley Beal WIZARDS 142, Pacers 115 involving teams that were 16-0 run fueled by six points did what they do — a near 7-10 in each conference. from Lopez made it 50-34 triple-double for one, 25 gren’s debut season. The Wizards went 17-6 and prompted the Pacers to points in just 29 minutes for A little more than a week over the last six weeks of take a timeout. They never the other — and the Wash- after breaking Oscar Rob- the season to finish with the recovered. Heading to the ington Wizards reached the ertson’s career record for eighth-best record in the sideline for the break, West- NBA playoffs as the Eastern most regular-season triple- East, but then lost the 7-vs.- brook paused on the court Conference’s No. 8 seed by doubles, Westbrook finished 8 game at the Celtics to raised a hand and wig- overwhelming the Indiana Thursday with 18 points, 15 118-100 Tuesday. The Pac- gled his fingers while look- Pacers 142-115 in the play-in rebounds and eight assists, ers won the 9-vs.-10 game at ing into the stands, pleading round Thursday night. and it was Beal — second in home against the Charlotte for more noise. Washington led by as many the NBA in scoring two years Hornets 144-117 that night. Later, it was Beal — who as 38 points and advanced in a row — whose 3-pointer NICK WASS | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington averaged has been dealing with a to face Joel Embiid and the opened up a 30-point lead at guard Russell Westbrook reacts to the crowd 139.7 points while sweep- strained left hamstring — No. 1 seed 76ers 98-68 with about four min- during the second half of the Eastern Conference play-in game ing the three-game sea- wind-milling his arms as he in the first round, marking utes left in the third quarter. against the on Thursday in Washington. son series against the Pac- and his teammates poured it quite a turnaround for coach Beal skipped the fourth ers and, well, this one had on, hitting 58.1% of their shot ’ crew, which quarter entirely. Westbrook ing trips to the foul line, as capped at 5,333 — a quar- much the same feel. It was attempts; the visitors only was 17-32 in early April. sat out the last 8 minutes did reserve center Robin ter of the arena’s capacity close until a little more finished above 40% thanks Indiana’s run of five con- and tossed his shoes to a fan. Lopez in an appreciative — because of COVID-19 than 1 1/2 minutes elapsed to some fourth-quarter bas- secutive playoff appearances The backcourt mates both if more tongue-in-cheek concerns. The coronavi- in the second quarter, when kets long after the outcome ended in coach Nate Bjork- heard “M-V-P!” chants dur- way, from a giddy crowd rus pandemic is also why the score was 34-all. From was decided.

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST May 29: Philadelphia at Washington/Indi- May 28: L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. ON TV W L Pct GB ana, TBD May 30: L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. EAST San Francisco 28 16 .636 — May 31: Philadelphia at Washington/Indi- x-June 2: Dallas at L.A. Clippers, TBD W L Pct GB San Diego 27 17 .614 1 ana, TBD x-June 4: L.A. Clippers at Dallas, TBD Boston 26 18 .591 — Los Angeles 25 18 .581 2½ x-June 2: Washington/Indiana at Philadel- x-June 6: Dallas at L.A. Clippers, TBD AUTO RACING Tampa Bay 26 19 .578 ½ Arizona 18 26 .409 10 phia, TBD 3 p.m...... NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Practice ...... FS1 New York 25 19 .568 1 x-June 4: Philadelphia at Washington/Indi- Colorado 15 29 .341 13 HOCKEY 4 p.m...... NASCAR XFINITY Series: Practice ...... FS1 23 18 .561 1½ Wednesday ana, TBD Baltimore 17 26 .395 8½ San Diego 3, Colorado 0 x-June 6: Washington/Indiana at Philadel- NHL PLAYOFFS COLLEGE BASEBALL CENTRAL San Francisco 4, 0 phia, TBD FIRST ROUND 2 p.m...... Iowa at Northwestern ...... BTN W L Pct GB 3, Philadelphia 1 (Best-of-7) VS. BOSTON 3 p.m...... Pittsburgh at Wake Forest ...... ACC 26 16 .619 — 5, N.Y. Mets 4 (x-if necessary) 23 18 .561 2½ Kansas City 6, 4 Saturday: Boston at Brooklyn, 8 p.m. Wednesday 5 p.m...... Maryland at Michigan ...... BTN Kansas City 20 22 .476 6 Washington 4, ChiCubs 3 Tuesday: Boston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Boston 3, Washington 2, 2OT, Boston leads 6 p.m...... Miami at Louisville ...... ACC 17 26 .395 9½ St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 5 May 28: Brooklyn at Boston, 8:30 p.m. series 2 — 1 8 p.m...... Nebraska at Indiana...... BTN Minnesota 15 28 .349 11½ L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 2 May 30: Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Carolina 3, Nashville 0, Carolina leads series 8 p.m...... Florida at Arkansas ...... SEC WEST Thursday x-June 1: Boston at Brooklyn, TBD 2 — 0 9 p.m...... Arizona at Oregon St...... P12N W L Pct GB San Francisco 19, Cincinnati 4 x-June 3: Brooklyn at Boston, TBD Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 1, Winnipeg leads 26 18 .591 — ChiCubs 5, Washington 2 x-June 5: Boston at Brooklyn, TBD series 1 — 0 MLB Oakland 26 19 .578 ½ Miami 6, Philadelphia 0 MIAMI VS. MILWAUKEE Colorado 6, St. Louis 3, Colorado leads series 7 p.m...... Milwaukee at Cincinnati ...... FS1 Seattle 21 23 .477 5 Pittsburgh at Atlanta, late 2 — 0 Saturday: Miami at Milwaukee, 2 p.m. 10 p.m. ....Seattle/SD OR LAD at SF (9:30 p.m.) ...... MLB Los Angeles 19 25 .432 7 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late Thursday Monday: Miami at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. Texas 19 27 .413 8 Today Florida 6, Tampa Bay 5, OT, Tampa Bay leads NBA Thursday: Milwaukee at Miami, 7: 30 p.m. Wednesday Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. series 2 — 1 Western Conference Playoffs: Play-in Round May 29: Milwaukee at Miami, 1:30 p.m. ChiSox 2, Minnesota 1 Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh x-June 1: Miami at Milwaukee, TBD 9:10 p.m. .Memphis at Golden State ...... ESPN Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 7 Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. leads series 2 — 1 x-June 3: Milwaukee at Miami, TBD N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 0 N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Montreal 2, Toronto 1 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL x-June 5: Miami at Milwaukee, TBD Boston 7, Toronto 3 Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. Vegas at Minnesota, late, series tied 1-1 11:30 p.m. AFL: Hawthorn at Carlton ...... FS2 Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2 ChiCubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. NEW YORK VS. ATLANTA Today GOLF Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 4 Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Washington at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Sunday: Atlanta at New York, 7 p.m. 1 p.m...... PGA: The PGA Championship, Second Rd...... ESPN Houston 8, Oakland 1 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. Carolina at Nashville, 7 p.m. Wednesday: Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m. Detroit 6, Seattle 2 Seattle at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m. 3 p.m...... LPGA: The Pure Silk Championship, Second Rd ...... TGC May 28: New York at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Thursday Saturday Colorado at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. NHL May 30: New York at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 1 Arizona at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Saturday x-June 2: Atlanta at New York, TBD Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 0 Baltimore at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m. x-June 4: New York at Atlanta, TBD 6:30 p.m. East Division: Washington at Boston, Gm4 ...... NBCSN L.A. Angels 7, Minnesota 1, 7 inn Gm1 Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. x-June 6: Atlanta at New York, TBD Houston 8, Oakland 4 N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m. 7 p.m...... Central Division: Carolina at Nashville, Gm3 ...... USA Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 3, 7 inn Gm2 Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Vegas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 9 p.m...... North Division: Winnipeg at Edmonton, Gm2 ...... NBCSN Boston at Toronto, late Boston at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Sunday 9:30 p.m. West Division: Colorado at St. Louis, Gm3 ...... USA Today ChiCubs at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Carolina at Nashville, 2:30 p.m. UTAH, GOLDEN STATE/MEMPHIS COLLEGE SOFTBALL Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Colorado at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at San Diego, 8:40 p.m. Sunday: Golden State/Memphis at Utah, Boston at Washington, 7 p.m. NCAA Tournament ChiSox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m...... at Arkansas, Fayetteville Regional, Gm1 ....SEC Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Wednesday: Golden State/Memphis at Monday 2 p.m...... UCF vs. Auburn, Tallahassee Regional, Gm1 ...... ESPN2 Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:37 p.m. Utah, 10 p.m. x-Tampa Bay at Florida, TBA May 29: Memphis at Golden State/Mem- 2 p.m...... South Florida at Florida, Gainesville Regional, Gm1 ESPNU Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. NBA PLAYOFFS N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. phis, TBD Minnesota at Vegas, TBA 4 p.m...... TBD, Regional ...... ESPN2 PLAY-IN FIRST ROUND Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. May 31: Memphis at Golden State/Mem- Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m. 4 p.m...... McNeese St. at LSU, Baton Rouge Regional, Gm1 ....ESPNU Seattle at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE phis, TBD Edmonton at Winnipeg, 9:45 p.m. 6 p.m...... Wichita St. vs. Texas A&M, Norman Regional, Gm1 ..ESPN2 Saturday Tuesday x-June 2: Golden State/Memphis at Utah, TBD Tuesday ChiSox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Indiana 144, Charlotte 117 x-June 4: Utah at Golden State/Memphis, 6 p.m...... Mississippi vs. Villanova, Tucson Regional, Gm1 ...... ESPNU x-Nashville at Carolina, TBA 6 p.m...... Alabama St. at Alabama, Tuscaloosa Regional, Gm2 ..SEC Baltimore at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Boston 118, Washington 100 TBD x-Washington at Boston, TBA x-June 6: Houston at Texas, 4:05 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State/Memphis at Utah, Toronto at Montreal, TBA 8 p.m...... Seattle vs. Michigan, Seattle Regional, Gm1 ...... ESPN2 TBD Detroit at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. Wednesday x-St. Louis at Colorado, TBA 8 p.m...... Fresno St. vs. Minnesota, Los Angeles Regional, Gm1 ESPNU Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Memphis 100, 96 PHOENIX VS. L.A. LAKERS May 26 10 p.m. ....TBD, Regional ...... ESPNU Boston at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Lakers 103, Golden State 100 x-Florida at Tampa Bay, TBA Sunday: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. . Long Beach St. at UCLA, Los Angeles Regional, Gm2 ESPN2 Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:37 p.m. x-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, TBA Seattle at San Diego, 8:40 p.m. Tuesday: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10 p.m. x-Winnipeg at Edmonton, TBA COLLEGE TENNIS Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. PLAY-IN SECOND ROUND Thursday: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. x-Vegas at Minnesota, TBA May 30: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m. NCAA National Championships EASTERN CONFERENCE May 27 x-June 1: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix. TBD NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursday x-Carolina at Nashville, TBA 5:30 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Team Semifinal 2 ...... TEN x-June 3: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, TBD Washington 142, Indiana 115 x-Boston at Washington, TBA EAST x-June 5: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD W L Pct GB WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Montreal at Toronto, TBA New York 20 17 .541 — Today DENVER VS. PORTLAND x-Colorado at St. Louis, TBA HOLE-IN-ONE Philadelphia 22 22 .500 1½ Memphis at Golden State, 9 p.m. Saturday: Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m. May 28 Atlanta 20 23 .465 3 Monday: Portland at Denver, 10 p.m. x-Tampa Bay at Florida, TBA Miami 20 23 .465 3 FIRST ROUND Thursday: Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m. x-N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA Washington 17 23 .425 4½ (Best-of-7) May 29: Denver at Portland, 4 p.m. x-Edmonton at Winnipeg, TBA Cook aces hole at Ridgewood CENTRAL x-if necessary x-June 1: Portland at Denver, TBD x-Minnesota at Vegas, TBA W L Pct GB EASTERN CONFERENCE x-June 3: Denver at Portland, TBD May 29 St. Louis 25 18 .581 — x-June 5: Portland at Denver, TBD x-Nashville at Carolina, TBA Tommy Cook scored a hole-in-one on hole No. 12 Chicago 22 21 .512 3 PHILADELPHIA VS. WASHINGTON x-Toronto at Montreal, TBA recently at Ridgewood Golf Course. Milwaukee 21 22 .488 4 Sunday: Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. L.A. CLIPPERS VS. DALLAS x-St. Louis at Colorado, TBA Cook used a No. 2 utility club to ace the hole. The Cincinnati 19 23 .452 5½ Wednesday: Washington at Philadelphia, 7 Saturday: Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m. May 30 Pittsburgh 17 25 .405 7½ p.m. Tuesday: Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. x-Winnipeg at Edmonton, TBA shot was witnessed by Mike Cook. SPORTS CLIPS

McMinn softball tryouts May 24 Kosinski were ahead in the third sets of their singles In the other semifinal are Lindsey Wilson (Ken- matches, and Popescu’s ended during the second set tucky) and Keiser (Florida). Tryouts for McMinn County softball will take place after he had won the first. 4 p.m. Monday, May 24. Players trying out must have a Wesleyan had advanced to the quarterfinals after a current physical. 4-2 win over Cumberlands (Kentucky) on Wednesday. Central girls’ soccer tryouts May 26-27 TWU will play Georgia Gwinnett in the semifinals ENGLEWOOD — McMinn Central will hold girls’ soccer at noon (1 p.m. local) today, with a spot in the national tryouts on May 26 and 27 for rising ninth grade through Central basketball tryouts May 24-25 championship match on the line. 12th grade girls. The tryouts will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. ENGLEWOOD — McMinn Central boys’ and girls’ basketball tryouts will be held May 24 and 25 in The Roundhouse. Boys’ tryouts will take place 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. both days, and girls’ tryouts from 4-5:30 p.m. both days. TWU women’s tennis NAIA run ends The Tennessee Wesleyan women’s team saw its run in the NAIA Women’s Tennis Championship Tourna- ment come to an end Wednesday in the second round, falling to Indiana Wesleyan 4-0 in Mobile, Alabama. The loss came the day after the Lady Bulldogs had already made history with their 4-1 win over Camp- bellsville University, which was the program’s first- ever win in the national tournament. The TWU women’s team ended its season with a 12-7 record. McMinn girls’ soccer tryouts May 25-26 Tryouts for the McMinn County girls’ soccer team will take place May 25 and 26, from 4-5:30 p.m. each day. Potential players for the upcoming season must attend at least one date. For any questions, email head coach Jordan Jacob at [email protected] TWU men’s tennis reaches NAIA semifinals The Tennessee Wesleyan men’s tennis team’s his- toric run through the NAIA Men’s Tennis Champion- ship Tournament continued all the way to the national semifinals for the first time in program history after taking down Reinhardt 4-0 in the quarterfinals Thurs- day in Mobile, Alabama. TWU’s doubles teams of Oscar Gabriel Ortiz and German Delcanto won 6-4 and Jesus Fernandez and Patricio Gallegos 7-6. Then in singles, Ortiz won 7-5, 6-1, Delcanto 7-6, 6-4 and Fernandez 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the team victory. Val- entin Popescu, Patricio Gallegos and Patryk Kosin- ski did not need to finish their matches; Gallegos and