In the United States completed the first game day of the regular championship of NBA.
In the East after today’s matches determined the two participants in the playoffs. “Cleveland”, “Boston”, “Washington” and “Toronto” was joined by Atlanta and Milwaukee. Along the way, Detroit and Charlotte broke up with hopes for the playoffs.
The last club to retain the chance at the top 8 in the East, is “Miami.” Today, a “Hit” thanks to the powerful play of Hassan Whiteside (30, 12 rebounds) on the road dealt with Washington that allowed the team of Eric Spoelstra to overtake Chicago. The bulls, despite the loss to Brooklyn, remain masters of the situation. Jimmy Butler and company enough home games to beat the “Orlando” and “Brooklyn” to get into the playoffs. “Miami” calendar is much more difficult – “Cleveland” and “Washington”.
Point guard of Portland, Damien Lillard in the match against Utah scored 59 points (18 out of 34 games, 14 of 16 free throws), and his team won an important victory in the fight for the playoffs. Lillard held the most prolific match in his career and broke the record of the franchise.
“Clippers” on the road beat “San Antonio” and moved to fourth place in the West. Team Doc rivers in the first round of the playoffs will play against Utah. Today’s success did Californians favorite for getting home advantage.
The return of Kevin Durant (16+10 rebounds+6 assists), missed over two months due to a knee injury, helped the “Golden State” to win the 14-th victory in a row.
The results of the matches of the day:
Brooklyn – Chicago— 107:106 (32:25, 19:20, 24:37, 32:24)
Orlando – Indiana — 112:127 (38:39, 21:29, 23:31, 30:28)
Charlotte – Boston — 114:121 (28:32, 26:39, 32:21, 28:29)
Philadelphia – Milwaukee — 82:90 (21:23, 27:19, 12:25, 22:23)
Washington – Miami — 103:106 (29:28, 23:24, 22:26, 29:28)
San Antonio – L. A. Clippers — 87:98 (23:22, 20:30, 27:30, 17:16)
Portland – Utah— 101:86 (34:20, 14:22, 29:18, 24:26)
Golden State – New Orleans— 123:101 (23:17, 31:29, 39:22, 30:33)
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