The Brooklyn Nets have missed the direct playoff entry in the North American basketball league NBA.
At the Atlanta Hawks, they lost 115-122 despite a new career high from superstar Kevin Durant.
Durant scored 55 points and Kyrie Irving also had a good day with 31 points. The remaining Nets players, however, remained in the single-digit point range. They also gave the Hawks 49 free throws, so the Nets now have to take a detour via the so-called play-in. The Hawks converted 37 free throws.
The Charlotte Hornets will have to take the same path. They clearly lost 114:144 to the Philadelphia 76ers in Gordon Hayward’s comeback. The 76ers, in which superstar Joel Embiid was the best pitcher with 29 points, have the chance to get a better placement. They are currently just two wins behind leaders Miami Heat, who beat the Chicago Bulls 127-109.
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