Play-off and play-in matchups announced in the NBA
The regular season, in which 30 teams competed in the NBA’s Western Conference and Eastern Conference, ended with 15 games.
While the teams that finished the regular season in the top 6 places in their conferences will advance directly to the play-off stage, the 7th and 8th teams that will compete in the play-offs will be determined after the play-in stage for it will be contested between the teams that completed the regular season between 7th and 10th place.
PLAY-OFF AND PLAY-IN MATCHES ANNOUNCED
The Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks, the runner-up Boston Celtics, the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets and the runner-up Memphis Grizzlies will be determined by the gate tournament.
Regular season in the Eastern Conference 3rd place Philadelphia 76ers, 6th place Brooklyn Nets when mating, 4th place Cleveland Cavaliers and 5th place New York Knicks will share his trump card.
Season 3 in the Western Conference. Sacramento Kings completing, with the Golden State Warriors in sixth place party, season Phoenix Suns, who finished in fourth place while 5th place with Los Angeles Clippers we’ll meet.
The Los Angeles Lakers, who finished seventh in the Western Conference in the play-in tournament, will face the eighth-placed Minnesota Timberwolves. The winning team of this game will occupy the 7th consecutive place and will face the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. The losing team will face the ninth-place New Orleans Pelicans and the 10th-place winner Oklahoma City Thunder for eighth place. The winner of this matchup will face the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets in the play-offs.
In the Eastern Conference, the 7th place Miami Heat will face the 8th place Atlanta Hawks and the winner will be the 7th place and will face the Boston Celtics in the playoffs. The losing side of this game will battle for 8th place with the winner of the Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls game. The winner of this matchup will face the Eastern Conference leader Milwaukee Bucks in the play-off stage.
THE FURKAN KORKMAZ TEAM IS IN 3RD PLACE
In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 134-105 in their last game and finished the regular season in third place.
Furkan Korkmaz, national player for the 76ers, played about 30 minutes with 11 points and 3 rebounds in the game.
Mac McClung, Shake Milton and Louis King each scored 20 points on the visitors. On the Nets, Cam Thomas’ 46 points were not enough to avoid defeat.
The 76ers, who finished the regular season in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, and the Nets, who finished in 6th place, will meet next weekend in the first round of the playoffs.
CEDİ OTTOMAN CAVALIERS WAS 4th
Charlotte Hornets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, for whom national basketball player Cedi Osman also played, 106-95 on the road and finished the regular season in 4th position.
Mark Williams and Bryce McGowens each had 22 points for the Hornets.
National basketball player Cedi Osman, who spent about 16 minutes on the Cleveland Cavaliers court, finished the fight with 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Sam Merrill was the team’s leading scorer with 17 points for the Cavaliers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who finished fourth in the Eastern Conference, will face the fifth-ranked New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
THE HEAT OF OMER FARUK WILL PLAY
The Miami Heat, played by national player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, defeated the Orlando Magic 123-110 and closed the regular season with a win and earned the right to play in 7th place.
Udonis Haslem added 24 points and Duncan Robinson 20 points for the Heat. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven contributed to the win with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in the game over 24 minutes.
Kevon Harris scored 22 points and Caleb Houston scored 21 for the Orlando Magic.
The Miami Heat, who finished seventh in the Eastern Conference, will face the Atlanta Hawks, who finished the regular season in eighth place in the play-in tournament.
ALPEREN SENGUN COMPLETED THE SEASON
In the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets defeated the Washington Wizards 114-109 on the road with a “double-double” performance by national player Alperen Şengün. The Rockets finished the season 14th in their conference.
Şengün, who started in the Rockets’ top 5 and stayed on the field for 23 minutes and 32 seconds, contributed to the victory with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Jordan Goodwin’s 22 points for the Wizards weren’t enough to give his team a win.
RESULTS OF THE NIGHT
- Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs: 117-138
- Denver Nuggets-Sacramento Kings: 109-95
- Los Angeles Lakers-Utah Jazz: 128-117
- Minnesota Timberwolves-New Orleans Pelicans: 113-108
- Oklahoma City Thunder-Memphis Grizzlies: 115-100
- Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Clippers: 114-119
- Portland Trail Blazers-Golden State Warriors: 101-157
- Boston Celtics-Atlanta Hawks: 120-114
- Brooklyn Nets-Philadelphia 76ers: 105-134
- Chicago Bulls-Detroit Pistons: 103-81
- Cleveland Cavaliers-Charlotte Hornets: 95-106
- Miami Heat-Orlando Magic: 123-110
- New York Knicks-Indiana Pacers: 136-141
- Toronto Raptors-Milwaukee Bucks: 121-105
- Washington Wizards-Houston Rockets: 109-114 (AA)