In the NBA, Miami and Timberwolves get tickets to the playoffs
Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves, who won the play-in games in the American Basketball League (NBA), advanced to the play-offs, ranking eighth in their conference.
The NBA continued with 2 games. Miami Heat defeated Chicago Bulls 102-91 in the Eastern Conference.
Jimmy Butler and Max Strus each contributed 31 points for the Heat. For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan’s 26 points weren’t enough to avoid defeat.
National basketball player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who played for the Heat, did not have time to play.
The Miami Heat faced the Milwaukee Bucks, who finished as the regular season leaders in the first round of the playoffs.
Photo: Reuters.
TIMBERWOLVES IN THE PLAY-OFF
In the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 22 points weren’t enough to win the Thunder. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points for the Timberwolves and led his team to victory.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Denver Nuggets, who finished the regular season in the first round of the playoffs. (AA)