Results of the night in the NBA

In the American Basketball League (NBA), the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Indiana Pacers 141-121 for their eighth consecutive victory.

The NBA continued with 8 games. The Philadelphia 76ers, runners-up in the Eastern Conference, posted their 48th win of the season, with 31 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists from Joel Embiid and 31 points and 7 assists from Tyrese Maxey away from the Pacers.

Tobias Harris scored 24 points and De’Anthony Melton scored 14 points, while national basketball player Furkan Korkmaz stayed on the court for 1 minute and 36 seconds.

Aaron Nesmith’s 25 points and Andrew Nembhard’s 22 points failed to prevent their 39th loss of the season at the 11th Eastern Conference Pacers.

THE CELTICS REACH THE PLAY-OFF

Losing 118-117 to the Utah Jazz, the Boston Celtics clinched the Eastern Conference play-offs after the Miami Heat lost to the Chicago Bulls. In 10th place in the West (34 wins, 36 losses), Lauri Markkanen was the architect of the victory with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Grant Williams scored 23 points against the Jazz (49 wins, 23 losses) for the Celtics, the second team after the Milwaukee Bucks to make the playoffs.

KINGS PASS WIZARDS

The Western Conference runner-up Sacramento Kings defeated the Washington Wizards 132-118 on the road. Domantas Sabonis came to the fore with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings, who posted their 43rd win on 3 straight occasions. Kyle Kuzma’s 33 points and 7 rebounds for the Wizards couldn’t prevent their 39th loss of the season.

RESULTS IN THE NBA

• New York Knicks-Denver Nuggets: 116-110
• Los Angeles Clippers-Orlando Magic: 108-113
• Toronto Raptors-Minnesota Timberwolves: 122-107
• Indiana Pacers-Philadelphia 76ers: 121-141
• Washington Wizards v Sacramento Kings: 118-132
• Memphis Grizzlies-Golden State Warriors: 133-119
• Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat: 113-99
• Utah Jazz-Boston Celtics: 118-117

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