The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat have tied the last two spots of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs.
The Heat prevailed in the play-in duel with the Chicaco Bulls – who had eliminated Jakob Pöltl and Toronto – on Friday with 102:91 and will meet the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round on Sunday. In the Heat, Jimmy Butler and Max Strus impressed with 31 points each.
Wolves kick out Thunder
The Timberwolves dominated the Oklahoma City Thunder, especially in the second half, and earned a first-round series against the Denver Nuggets with a 120:95. The Bucks and the Nuggets were the best teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences in the main round.
At Minnesota, Rudy Gobert was allowed to play again after his suspension and contributed 21 points and ten rebounds. As in the loss to the Los Angeles Lakers three days earlier, the best player for the Timberwolves was Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 28 points and eleven rebounds. Anthony Edwards also recorded a double double with 19 points and ten rebounds.
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