Westbrook was, of course, the man of the match: Oh, and did we mention this game contained a 40-point swing in fortune?Īye, Miami led 23-5 in the first quarter…and lost the rest of the game 110-70.
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The game has seeding implications, but the Thunder might just get out of the way and let Russ crash the boards against a Memphis team that has nothing to gain by rolling over and losing they’ve wrapped up the 2 spot in the draft lottery. We might be watching history in the making Wednesday.
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The Heat kindly obliged Oklahoma City the 115-93 win by losing the turnover battle 15-9, the three-point battle (14-of-35 for OKC, 5-of-22 for Miami), and the free throw contest (31-of-38 for OKC, a pathetic 8-of-14 for the Heat.) If Westbrook gets 16 boards against Memphis in the last game of the season, he’ll average a triple-double for the second consecutive year…and become the first player in NBA history to do it twice after Oscar Robertson spent 55 years as the only player to do it even once. Westbrook is averaging 9.9 rebounds per game this season, and against the Heat, he crashed the boards with great gusto, grabbing 18 of them to go with 23 points and 13 assists. The are in the Playoffs with a 113-100 road W! They also set up that winner-take-all with the Spurs and ensured their own place in the playoffs. New Orleans won the turnover battle 15-7, held the Clippers to just 2-of-17 from three, and showed the world just how bad the Clippers’ offense can be when Lou Williams is an injury DNP. The Pelicans went bonkers at Staples Center, winning 113-100 behind 28 points from Anthony Davis and 24 from Nikola Mirotic.
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Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the Clippers’ crash out of the playoffs down the stretch has devolved into a full-fledged rout into tenth place, which may well cost Doc Rivers his job. Vintage Manu (17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST) performance leads the to the W and their 21st straight trip to the Playoffs! /AWzZXsugt4 Manu Ginobili and his 17 points is your man of the match: That’s enough to guarantee them a spot in the playoffs. Rudy Gay led San Antonio scorers with 18 points on 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the line, the Spurs attacked the basket and shot 24-of-29 (82.8 percent) from the line compared to just 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) for the Kings, and the Spurs took care of the ball, turning it over just eight times to Sacramento’s 12.
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They outscored the Kings 38-19 in the fourth quarter, grabbing the win that they needed to stay in the hunt for a top four seed and home playoff game. San Antonio played an ugly game against Sacramento, down 66-60 after three quarters and playing a dreadful third quarter that ended 17-16 Spurs on the linescore. Jokic (15 PTS, 20 REB, 11 AST) posts monster triple-double to lead the to the W and a winner-take-all showdown with Minny on Wednesday! /AJ56ERHtYs So it went that the Blazers just couldn’t put Denver away and lost 88-82 Monday night, shooting a horrendous 33 percent from the field and 21.2 from long range.ĭenver, meanwhile, wasn’t exactly great, but shooting 37.3 percent from the field and 23.1 percent from beyond the arc while getting a triple-double (15 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists) from Nikola Jokic was enough to keep them alive for one final for-all-the-marbles showdown with Minnesota. The Trail Blazers are at risk of losing the three seed thanks to losing four straight games, winning any two of which would have given them an insurmountable lead. The Nuggets are now level with the Wolves for eighth thanks to winning six in a row.
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For now, let’s talk setting the table: The Choking Portland Trail Blazers We’ll get to all the playoff scenarios later today. Win, and the Sixers need to beat the Hawks in Atlanta and then win the SEGABABA at home against Milwaukee in order to get the three seed.Ĭhoke, and Philly’s the 3 guaranteed and Cleveland’s the 4.Īnd the Wizards, Heat, and Bucks have their own would-be ties to sort out. Loser goes home and misses the playoffs entirely the Timberwolves are the only team in the top eight in either conference not to have clinched a playoff berth meanwhile the Nuggets have won six in a row.Īnd over in the East, Cleveland plays the Knicks. They’ve both clinched playoff berths, but they haven’t clinched playoff seeds.Īnd finally, Denver plays Minnesota, winner gets at least the 8 seed. San Antonio plays New Orleans, winner could place as high as fourth, loser as low as eighth. Three Western Conference season finales will be winner-take-all contests for playoff seeding Utah plays Portland with the winner getting the 3 seed and the loser dropping into Tiebreaker Hell. Several outcomes had to happen just right on Monday to set up the greatest last day of the regular season in recent NBA history.Īnd all of them happened exactly the way they needed to.