The regular season in the NBA ended tonight (between Sunday and Monday) with 15 games, at the end of which the positions were finally determined, and after the play-in games, all the playoff series will also be determined definitively.
After eight insignificant games in the East ended, the action of the West arrived, and in the end it was determined:
in the first round of the Western playoffs:
Denver (1) vs. 8th place (Lakers, Minnesota, New Orleans or Oklahoma City)
Memphis (2) vs. 7th place (the winner In the play-in between the Lakers and Minnesota)
Sacramento (3) vs. Golden State (6)
Phoenix (4) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (5)
Play-in games:
Los Angeles Lakers - Minnesota
New Orleans - Oklahoma City
Night games
Portland (49 :33) - Golden State (38:44) 157:101
Phoenix (37:45) - LA Clippers (38:44) 119:114
LA Lakers (39:43) - Utah (45:37) 117 :128
Denver (29:52) - Sacramento (34:48) 95:109
Oklahoma City (42:40) - Memphis (31:51) 100:115
Minnesota (40:42) - New Orleans (40:42) 108:113
Dallas (44:38) - San Antonio (60:22) 138:117
Finished it off nicely.
Davis and the Lakers (Photo: GettyImages, Harry How)
L.A. Lakers (39:43) - Utah (45:37) 117:128
It didn't go easy, but the Lakers got the victory in the end (ninth win in the last 11 games), when the one who closed the story for the host was LeBron James, who finished with 36 points on 8 of 14 from three, with two 3-pointers in the final minute that got the crowd jumping.
Anthony Davis was good on both sides of the court with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, DeAngelo Russell scored 17. On the other hand, Kris Dunn scored 26, Kelly Olynyk 23. Now the Lakers will meet
Minnesota in the play-in, and a win will set them up for a meeting with Memphis in the round the first one.
If they lose to the Wolves, they will meet the winner between New Orleans and Oklahoma City in another game, for the right to meet first-ranked Denver.
Get into the rhythm.
Clay and the Warriors (Photo: GettyImages, Steph Chambers)
Portland (49:33) - Golden State (38:44) 157:101
What can be said about the following figure?
After 12 minutes Golden State led 27:55.
Yes, 55 points, a bit of 220 points in a game, that if he had been caught in the All-Star game they would have said "it's not serious".
This is of course a record for first quarter points in NBA history, and an NBA record for three-pointers in the first quarter (12).
It ended at 56, which of course could have ended much more, and the Warriors are proving that they are in good shape for the decisive moments, with Andrew Wiggins also expected to return.
Stephen Curry finished with 26 points in 22 minutes, Klay Thompson scored 20 in 22 minutes, Moses Moody scored 25, on a night where the Warriors finished with 60 percent from the field and 27 three-pointers at 55 percent.
Golden State will meet Sacramento for the first time in a playoff series, and will be happy to have a young and inexperienced opponent, very close in terms of distances.
Minnesota (40:42) - New Orleans (40:42) 108:113
Minnesota will reach the play-in after a heated incident, when during a timeout in the first half, Rudy Gober punched his friend Kyle Anderson during a timeout argument.
The bench players had to hold Anderson and prevent him from hitting back Gober, who continues to be not only a disappointing, but also a problematic link in the Wolves, after arriving in a large and ineffective trade.
Immediately afterward, Minnesota announced that Gober would not play in the game again, and it is likely that there will be further developments.
In the end, the Wolves completed the victory in a close game, and will play against the Lakers in the play-in.
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