Lakers and Hawks advance to the NBA playoffs

The NBA continued with 2 games. The Los Angeles Lakers, who finished the regular season ranked 7th in the Western Conference, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, who finished 8th in the regular season, met in the play-in game.

LeBron James came to the fore with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the game that the host Lakers won 108-102 after overtime. Anthony Davis had 24 points, 15 rebounds and Dennis Schröder had 21 points and 4 rebounds.

Karl-Anthony Towns’ 24 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and Mike Conley’s 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on Timberwolves could not prevent defeat.

With this result, the Lakers, who eliminated their rival and became the 7th in the Western Conference, were matched with the Memphis Grizzlies, who finished the regular season in second place in the first round of the playoffs. The Timberwolves will face the winner of the play-in game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder to qualify for the eighth seed.

HAWKS PASSES THE HEAT

The Miami Heat, who finished the regular season in 7th place in the Eastern Conference, and the Atlanta Hawks, who finished in 8th place, met in the play-in race.

Trae Young had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, Dejounte Murray 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and Saddiq Bey had 17 points and 6 rebounds for the Hawks, who won the game 116-105.

Kyle Lowry’s 33 points and 5 assists, Tyler Herro’s 26 points and 6 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler’s 21 points and 9 assists in the Heat could not prevent defeat.

The Hawks, who eliminated their rival in 7th place in the Eastern Conference, became the rival of the Boston Celtics, who finished the regular season in second place in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat, meanwhile, will play the play-in game with the winner of the Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls match to qualify for the 8th place play-off. (AA)