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Week in the NBA: in the East continues to fight for the playoffs

In the main basketball League in the world completed another week of the regular season.

Known in the West seven of the eight participants in the playoffs. A favorite for the last ticket is “Portland”, who managed to win 9 of their last 10 games including a crucial victory over “Denver”, which for several months kept in the top 8, but still could not resist the fight for the playoffs.

At the finish of the season, “Utah” and “clippers” will compete for home court advantage in the first round and Oklahoma in the battle for sixth place will try to keep Memphis.

Western conference:

In the East nothing is decided yet in the fight for places in the top 3, and in the race for the last spots in the playoffs. “Boston” before an internal meeting with “Cleveland” has a slight edge over the defending NBA champion.

The main favorites for getting into the playoffs are considered “Milwaukee” and “Atlanta”, appropriate to the finish of the season with a small advantage over the competition. For “Chicago”, “Miami”, “Indiana” and “Charlotte” race for the top 8 begins.

Eastern conference:

Top 5 in average points per game:

1. Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma) – 31,9
2. James Harden (Houston) – 29,2
3. ISEA Thomas (“Boston”) Is 29.1
4. Anthony Davis (“New Orleans”) – 27,8
5. Demar Derozan (Toronto) – 27,3

Top 5 for average number of rebounds per game:

1. Hassan Whiteside (Miami) – 14,0
2. Andre Drummond (Detroit) – 13,9
3. Deandre Jordan (Clippers) – 13,6
4. Dwight Howard (Atlanta) – 12,9
5. Rudy Gobert (Utah) – 12,9

Top 5 average number of assists per game:

1. James Harden (Houston) – 11,2
2. John Wall (Washington) – 10.7 M
3. Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma) At 10.4
4. Chris Paul (Clippers) – 9,2
5. Ricky Rubio (Minnesota) – 9,0

Players of the week on the version of NBA point guard, “Golden State” Stephen Curry (31.8 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.5 rebounds average per game) and forward of “Chicago” Jimmy Butler (32.5 points and 6.0 assists per game).

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