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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets clinched their playoff berths in the West with their respective wins this Sunday in NBAand the Golden State Warriors catch their
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets clinched their playoff berths in the West with their respective wins this Sunday in NBAand the Golden State Warriors catch their breath after combining their win in San Antonio with a loss to the Houston Rockets.
The Denver Nuggets (52-23) make the playoffs for the sixth straight season by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers (45-33) thanks to Nikola Jokic’s triple-double, his 22nd of the season.
The Serb scored 26 points, made 18 rebounds and gave 16 assists.
The Nuggets are second in the West behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Cavaliers are third in the East.
The Miami Heat (41-33) remain in contention for a playoff spot after defeating the Washington Wizards (14-61), who are playing for the honor of not ending the worst season in their history.
Terry Rozier led the Heat with 27 points (20 at halftime), 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Jordan Poole led the Wizards with 22 points and 8 assists.
Miami is ranked seventh (by play) in the East but is just one playoff win behind the Indiana Pacers.
Tyrese Maxey, with hip discomfort, joined Joel Embiid on the list of losses for the Philadelphia 76ers (40-35), who still beat the Toronto Raptors (23-51) at home.
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 32 points and seven rebounds to take the reins for the 76ers, who have snapped three straight losses and remain eighth in the East in scoring positions.
Kelly Olynyk scored for the Raptors, who were eliminated from the postseason, with 18 points and 11 assists. Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 goals.
Paul George’s 41 points, his highest this season, lifted the Los Angeles Clippers (47-27), fourth in the West, to a victory over the Charlotte Hornets (18-56).
George, who also grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists, had a 66.7% shooting percentage from the field (14 of 21) and 3-pointers (8 of 12).
For the Hornets, Miles Bridges scored 33 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
LeBron James had a great night in New York, scoring 40 points and 9 of 10 on threes in his Los Angeles Lakers’ 42-33 win over the Brooklyn Nets (29-46). The Akron product scored a career-high in points this season and made his highest 3-pointers of his career.
The Lakers remain ninth in the Western Conference but are close to the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, whom they are looking to beat to avoid a life-or-death game.
The victory of the Golden State Warriors (40-34) over the San Antonio Spurs (18-57), combined with the defeat of the Houston Rockets, finally gives respite to Steve Kerr’s men, who have been playing with fire for several weeks since the match . tenth in the West, last in the postseason.
Stephen Curry with 33 points and 8 assists and Victor Vembanyama with 32 points and 9 rebounds led their teams.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (51-23) needed a win to mathematically secure a playoff berth, but they blew that opportunity when they lost at home to the Chicago Bulls (36-39).
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls in the win with 27 points and 8 assists. For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 11 rebounds, although he also had six turnovers.
The Timberwolves are third in the West and the Bulls are ninth in the East while in game position.
The Dallas Mavericks (45-29), with 47 points and 12 rebounds from Luka Doncic, interrupted the streak of 11 consecutive wins of the unrecognizable Houston Rockets (38-36), who had only Jabari Smith Jr. with 28 points and 7 rebounds.
With this win, the Mavericks move up to fifth place in the West, with more and more cushion in the “game” while the Rockets’ postseason options become more challenging.
The Oklahoma City Thunder (52-22) also secured a playoff berth by defeating the New York Knicks (44-30) in a heartbreaking finale at Madison Square Garden with a basket from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in less than two seconds before the siren. .
While Gilgeous-Alexander was the hero, Jalen Williams carried the load for Oklahoma, posting 33 points and eight assists.
Jalen Brunson, who missed a stunning shot that would have given the Knicks the win, scored 30 points.
The Thunder are ranked first in the West and the Knicks are fourth in the East.
The Utah Jazz (29-46) played the Sacramento Kings (43-31) in the first half but fell behind in the second and ended up losing by 21.
De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 24 points and 12 assists (a double-double) and Domantas Sabonis added 17 points and 11 rebounds for his 57th straight double-double.
Sabonis also recorded 70 double-doubles in one season, a club that only Truck Robinson, Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett belonged to.
The Kings moved up to seventh in the West, two wins behind the New Orleans Pelicans for the final playoff spot.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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