Nuggets qualify for playoffs and also win Pacers and Suns

Thanks to another monumental night from Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets got into the NBA playoffs after beating the Pistons.

The Denver Nuggets recovered this Thursday from four consecutive losses, while the Sacramento Kings added their fifth win in six games and the Indiana Pacers starred in the surprise of the day in the NBA by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks on the road.

PISTONS 100 – NUGGETS 119

To straighten their course, the Denver Nuggets He could not have anything better to do than visit Detroit, which has won one in its last fourteen games and is bottom in the East with the worst record in the league.

Nikola Jokic (30 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists) led this triumph for Denver, which mathematically guarantees them a place in the playoffs (the second team to achieve it after the Bucks), as well as first place in the Northwest Division.

Rodney McGruder (20 points and 8 rebounds) was the benchmark for the Pistons.

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30 points
10 rebounds
9 assists
78% FG

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BUCKS 123 – PACERS 139

Despite not having their star Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers They were very happy in Milwaukee with a fantastic victory supported by a great offense (55.7% in field goals and 47.8% in triples), a very choral game (eight players with more than 10 points) and a partial from 22-35 in the last period.

Andrew Nembhard (24 points) was the top scorer for Indiana and Giannis Antetokounmpo (25 points and 9 rebounds) stood out in this setback for the Bucks.

NETS 96 – KINGS 101

The eternal journey in the desert comes to an end for these Kings that they secured their first season with more wins than losses since the distant 2005-2006, a course that was also their last year in the playoffs so far.

With a game of Domantas Sabonis (24 points and 21 rebounds), Sacramento, which is reaching the final stretch of the NBA season with as much hope as it is confident, reinforced its second position in the West while in a few Nets inert on the rebound (41 vs. 57) the most productive was Mikal Bridges (23 points).

Domantas Sabonis in the Kings W. Tough. ????

24 PTS
21 REB
5 AST
4 BLK

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RAPTORS 128 – THUNDER 111

On his return to his native Toronto, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was unable to bring victory to his Thunder despite the fact that he stood out with 29 points and a solid 12 of 19 shooting from the field.

Pascal I’m sorry (25 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists) was the best of some Raptors with his entire quintet in double-digit scoring (in addition to Gary Trent Jr. with 23 points coming off the bench).

SUNS 116 – MAGIC 113

Suffering to the end, the Sunswho were coming off three straight losses, claimed the victory against Orlando thanks to 19 points from Devin Booker and a providential block by Josh Okogie to a triple by Paolo Banchero in the last seconds that would have forced overtime.

Markelle Fultz (25 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists) took the helm in the Magic.

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The Nuggets clinch their spot in the #NBAPlayoffs.

Thursday night standings are here ????

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