Mikal Bridges scored 22 factors because the Brooklyn Nets secured the sixth seed within the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs with a 101-84 victory over the Orlando Magic in New York.
The Nets (45-36) clinched their fifth straight postseason berth by successful for the sixth time in eight video games to surpass final season’s victory whole.
Brooklyn are locked right into a first-round matchup with the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers who scored a 136-131 win in extra time in opposition to the Atlanta Hawks regardless of resting all their starters.
Philadelphia beat the Nets in 5 video games within the opening spherical of the 2019 postseason shortly earlier than Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving arrived in Brooklyn.
Bridges shot 7-for-24 from the sector and missed 11 of 12 3-point tries for the Nets, who shot 39.3 per cent from the ground and 21.4 per cent (9 of 42) on 3-point tries.
Brooklyn seized management by outscoring Orlando 31-16 within the second quarter to show a four-point lead right into a 58-39 edge by halftime.
The Nets held a 73-49 lead with 5:05 left within the third however had been outscored 13-5 for the remainder of the interval and took a 78-62 lead into the fourth.
Orlando was inside 85-75 after a 3-pointer by Admiral Schofield with 7:42 left because the Nets went slightly over six minutes between baskets till 4:41 to go.
The Nets formally clinched their playoff berth throughout a timeout when the Washington Wizards completed off a 114-108 win over the Miami Heat.
Jaren Jackson had 36 factors when the Memphis Grizzlies beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 137-114 to wrap up the No. 2 seed within the Western Conference for the second consecutive season.
Memphis entered the sport with a two-game lead over Sacramento for second place within the West, however the Kings owned the tiebreaker. Denver took the No. 1 seed within the West on Wednesday night time.
The Bucks, who clinched the NBA’s greatest document and the No. 1 seed within the Eastern Conference with a victory over Chicago on Wednesday, sat six gamers, together with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez.
Antetokounmpo, who additionally sat out on Wednesday, was listed on the damage report with a sore proper knee.
Sam Hauser scored a career-best 26 factors because the undermanned Boston Celtics defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors 121-102.
Jayson Tatum added 21 factors and didn’t play within the second half for the Celtics (56-25), with the No. 2 seed within the Eastern Conference already clinched.
In different video games, the visiting Detroit Pistons snapped an 11-game dropping streak by defeating the Indiana Pacers 122-115 with Jaden Ivy scoring 29 factors.
Kevin Porter Jr and Jalen Green every had 26 factors within the Houston Rockets’112-109 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the New York Knicks 113-105 and the Chicago Bulls accounted for the Dallas Mavericks 115-112.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
