Los New Orleans Pelicans They hit the table this Thursday by winning at home by 123-135 in the direct clash with Sacramento Kings, a victory that brings them closer to a direct pass to the playoffs and condemns the Californians to the play-in. Right now, a three-way tie between Kings, Warriors y Lakers (45-35) after the victory of Golden State about Portland leaves a spectacular panorama two days before the end of the NBA regular season. In the rest of the day, the victory of the Knicks about some Celtics who have let themselves go this last week and the defeat of the Detroit Pistons which confirms them as the worst team of the course and the worst, at least mathematically, in their entire history.
Sacramento Kings 123-135 New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans reinforced their sixth place, which gives direct access to the playoffs, by dominating the Kings in Sacramento with amazing performances from Zion Williamson (31 points), CJ McCollum (31 points and 9 triples) and Trey Murphy (27 points). The Puerto Rican Jose Alvarado He contributed 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
New Orleans will have to win one of the next two games, against the Golden State Warriors or the Los Angeles Lakers, to confirm their sixth place.
Sacramento will have to play for eighth position with the Lakers and Warriors themselves, with whom they are currently tied.
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Boston Celtics 109-118 New York Knicks
Jalen Brunson He scored 39 points in 30 minutes and led the New York Knicks to a 118-109 victory at the TD Garden in Boston against the Celtics who, dominators of the NBA season and leaders of the East, are already thinking about the playoffs.
After chaining two consecutive games above 40 points, with 43 against the Milwaukee Bucks and 45 against the Chicago Bulls, Brunson lit up the TD Garden with 15 of 23 in field goals and 6 of 11 from the 3-point line in 3 quarters, before comfortably watching the rest of the match on the bench, already decided in favor of the New Yorkers.
They supported him Donte DiVincenzo with 17 points and Josh Hart with a double double of 16 points and 16 rebounds, as well as 5 assists. The pivot Isaiah Hartenstein He contributed a double double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. AND Bojan Bogdanovic He contributed 14 off the bench.
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Detroit Pistons 105-127 Chicago Bulls
The Bulls secured their ninth position with a victory in the Pistons’ field led by 39 points from DeMar DeRozan. The Pistons broke their losing record, suffering the 67th loss of their season to be forgotten.
With this victory, the Bulls ensured that they would play at home in the play-in game against Atlanta Hawkstenth, having a two-game advantage and better results in direct matches with two games remaining until the end of the regular season.
The winner of this duel will face the loser of the crossover between seventh and eighth with a place in the playoffs at stake.
Portland Trail Blazers 92-100 Golden State Warriors
The Warriors took advantage of the Kings’ defeat to move closer to eighth place in the West, which would allow them to avoid a play-in round, thanks to their victory in Portland featuring 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists from Steph Curry.
Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga He contributed 19 points as a starter in Steve Kerr’s quintet.
Steve Kerr’s team needs to overcome the Kings (45-35) and caught up with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Kings in the table, with two games still to play.
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Utah Jazz 124-121 Houston Rockets
In a duel between teams already eliminated from the postseason, the Jazz defeated the Rockets. Seven players finished in double figures, led by the 22 points of Samanic Wound.
The Rockets suffered their sixth defeat in the last seven games despite 42 points and 9 triples from Fred VanVleet.
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