Brooklyn Nets Play NBA Playoffs at Home
The Brooklyn Nets Play the NBA Playoffs at Home. Basketball News, The Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 134-126 on Sunday in the close of the NBA regular phase, securing a seventh place in the Eastern Conference and home advantage in the playoffs. NBA News Online, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will host the eighth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the East at the Barclays Center on Tuesday. The winner of that match will advance directly to the playoffs and will face the Boston Celtics, who secured second place in the East on Sunday by beating the Memphis Grizzlies (139-110). The losing Nets-Cavaliers will get a second chance on Friday.
By hosting the winner of Wednesday’s game between the Atlanta Hawks (9th) and the Charlotte Hornets (10th). Whoever comes out victorious in that duel will face off in the playoffs ranked first in the East, the Miami Heat. Against the Pacers, Irving scored 35 points, and Durant made a triple-double with 20 points, 16 assists, and 10 rebounds.
Bucks vs Bulls and Sixers vs Raptors
If the Nets stumble against Indiana, the Cleveland Cavaliers have done their homework by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 133-115. Yang rested Giannis Antetokounmpo and other players before going into the playoffs to defend his NBA crown. With this defeat, the Bucks handed second place to Boston. And as third place, will face the Chicago Bulls, who finished sixth at the start of the playoffs. For their part, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Detroit Pistons 118-106 without Joel Embiid and finished in fourth place in the East. To quote themselves in the first round of the playoffs against the Toronto Raptors, fifth.
Warriors vs Nuggets and Mavs vs Jazz
The Western Conference has fewer positions to decide on the last day of the regular phase. The Golden State Warriors, in third place, beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-107 and will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round, who lost 146-141 against the already eliminated Los Angeles Lakers in extra time. Nuggets Argentina point guard Facundo Campazzo was sent off after just 9 minutes (3 points and four assists) for a strong push on Wayne Ellington. The Argentine, who has barely counted on coach Michael Malone in recent weeks, fell to the ground after failing to layup and, coming back, gave Ellington a hard push in the back that saw him sent off for a flagrant foul.
The Lakers keeper, who took a teammate’s accidental blow to the head when he fell, later sent a threatening message to Campazzo on Twitter: “When I see you, I’ll lay my hands on you.” Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-120. They are fourth in the West and will play the first round against the Utah Jazz, who finished fifth. Second-place Memphis Grizzlies will meet their first-round opponents on Tuesday, exiting Tuesday’s playoff between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers.
The loser in that match will get a second chance to qualify. Five days later, against the winner of Wednesday’s game between the Pelicans and the Spurs.
Sunday Results in the NBA
Cleveland in Milwaukee 133-115
Atlanta to Houston 130-114
Brooklyn in Indiana 134-126
Charlotte to Washington 124-108
NY Knicks in Toronto 105-94
Orlando to Miami 125-111
Philadelphia to Detroit 118-106
Boston in Memphis 139-110
Chicago to Minnesota 124-120
Dallas to San Antonio 130-120
Golden State to New Orleans 128-107
LA Clippers in Oklahoma City 138-88
Sacramento to Phoenix 116-109
LA Lakers to Denver 146-141 (PL)
Utah in Portland 111-80
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