In the main basketball League in the world completed the regular season.
Before the last day in the East remained vacant two places in the playoffs, but even before the final matches, it became clear that the “Miami” can help only a miracle, because the “Indiana” and “Chicago” and had to play with reserve squads “Atlanta” and “Brooklyn” respectively.
No surprises there – 32 points Paul George helped “Pacers” to win the last game and finish seventh in the East, and the bulls already in the first quarter secured a comfortable lead and easily scored a decisive victory. Miami managed to beat the unmotivated “Washington”, but this success only slightly sweetened lost chance to continue the season in the playoffs.
In the struggle for victory in the East and everything was crystal clear – “Cleveland”, understanding the inevitability of the victory of “Boston” in the match with reservists Milwaukee, did not Balk in the home match with “Toronto”. The mood of the Cavaliers passed on to the players, “the Celtics” who are just in the final quarter, he forced himself to add and to please their fans the spectacular end of the regular season. “Boston” for the first time in 10 years won the conference and secured home court advantage in all series except the Final.
The results of the matches of the day:
Indiana – Atlanta— 104:86 (22:15, 28:28, 34:25, 20:18)
Chicago – Brooklyn 112:73 (27:13, 23:19, 25:24, 37:17)
Miami – Washington— 110:102 (23:27, 33:23, 35:27, 19:25)
Memphis – Dallas— 93:100 (27:22, 28:24, 19:24, 19:30)
Houston – Minnesota— 123:118 (33:32, 27:28, 35:21, 28:37)
Oklahoma – Denver— 105:111 (26:25, 38:31, 21:30, 20:25)
Cleveland – Toronto— 83:98 (21:26, 13:27, 24:22, 25:23)
Orlando – Detroit— 113:109 (38:17, 21:32, 28:32, 26:28)
Boston – Milwaukee— 112:94 (25:36, 32:20, 23:22, 32:16)
New York – Philadelphia— 114:113 (25:22, 31:37, 22:28, 36:26)
Ut – San Antonio— 101:97 (32:23, 21:23, 29:26, 19:25)
L. A. Clippers Sacramento– 115:95 (30:23, 23:24, 34:26, 28:22)
Golden State – Lakers— 109:94 (43:28, 21:22, 29:20, 16:26)
Portland – New Orleans— 100:103 (30:22, 23:31, 32:25, 15:25)
So, decided on a pair of the first round of the playoffs in the NBA.
Western conference
Golden State – Portland
San Antonio — Memphis
Houston – Oklahoma
Los Angeles Clippers — Utah
Eastern conference:
Boston – Chicago
Cleveland – Indiana
Toronto — Milwaukee
Washington — Atlanta
The matches of the playoffs, the NBA will start on April 15.
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