The results of the night in the NBA
Mavs @ Cavs : 120-112
Nuggets @ Pacers : 125-118
Magic @ Wizards : 110-127
Heat @ Celtics : 106-98
Hornets @ Knicks : 125-114
Wolves @ Raptors : 102-125
Kings @ Rockets : 121-118
Hawks @ Thunder : 136-118
Grizzlies @ Spurs : 112-111
Suns @ Warriors : 107-103
Pelicans @ Blazers : 117-107
– Taking first place in the East was almost a curse for the Celtics. Boston hasn’t won since and lost Robert Williams for at least a month. The trend was confirmed in the clash against Miami tonight. The Heat, on the contrary reinvigorated after a few jolts, succeeded in their finish to come and win at TD Garden and consolidate their status as leader of the East.
Jimmy Butler (24 pts) et Kyle Lowry (23 pts) did most of the work in attack with Bam Adebayo (17 pts, 12 rbds), while the Celtics were extinguished in the 4th quarter (28-15).
– In the race for direct qualification in the East, Toronto confirmed its good form with a 4th victory in a row, this time at home against Minnesota, to put Cleveland, 7th, two victories behind. I have to say that Pascal Siakam is on a roll. “Spicy-P” recorded the second triple-double of his NBA career in this game with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, receiving support from Gary Trent Jr (29 pts).
At the same time, the Cavs did not keep up the pace at home, beaten at home by Dallas, a team on too good a dynamic for them, especially in the absence of Evan Mobley, injured in the ankle. Luka Doncic put on a show for the Slovenian contingent that had moved en masse to Cleveland: 35 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds. Dorian Finney-Smiththe cornerstone of the team this season, beat his career points record (28 pts) to help the Mavs validate their automatic ticket to the playoffs.
– On the side of the last spots for the play-in, Atlanta and Charlotte have both won and will continue their fight for home advantage or even 8th place if Brooklyn were to weaken.
The Hornets definitely put the Knicks out of harming the Garden with 31 points from Miles Bridgescame to eclipse the beautiful night ofEvan Fournier (30 points at 6/8 at 3 points). LaMelo Ball also broke his NBA assists record with 15 assists.
At the same time, the Hawks wandered against the Thunder. Trae Young, author of 41 points in less than half an hour, had no time to joke.
???? Ice Trae from the logo!
Peep the subtle pass fake before the shot.
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— NBA (@NBA) March 31, 2022
Théo Maledon (18 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds), holder, and Olivier Sarr (17 points, 9 rebounds), off the bench, were to their advantage despite the defeat of their team. Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot was him in the five of Atlanta and completed the game with 10 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 against on the clock.
– Phoenix equaled its NBA regular season winning record with a 62nd victory on the wire on the floor of the Warriors. While Golden State seemed to have the game in hand in the money time, Chris Paul was clutch (15 pts, 8 wt) in sanction of a disagreement between Draymond Green and Otto Porter Jr which led to an avoidable loss of ball. Jordan Poole (38 pts) had a ball to send everyone into overtime, but the craftiness of Devin Booker pushed him to take a shot from midfield with some time left on the clock.
CP3 drops the floater to secure the win for the @Suns! pic.twitter.com/rIWqjeN7Ja
— NBA (@NBA) March 31, 2022
The Warriors, who have lost four in a row, are under threat from the Mavs for 3rd place, which would obviously change a lot of things in the playoffs table…
– The Jazz not playing that night – so much the better given the poor form of the moment – Denver took the opportunity to take 5th place in the West. The Nuggets almost had regrets since they still squandered a 31-point lead gained in the 2nd quarter… Led by two points at the start of the 4th, the teammates of Nikola Jokic relied on his genius (37 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists) to avoid the unfortunate accident.
– Without playing, the Lakers regained 10th place in the West. The Spurs lost at home to Memphis, who took the opportunity to validate their 2nd place in the West. The Grizzlies, led by Tyus Jones (25 pts) were never behind on the scoreboard and contained San Antonio’s comeback late in the game in the wake of Dejounte Murray (33 pts).
On the other hand, LA saw New Orleans take a victory lead in the standings in 9th place. The Pelicans suffered a little unnecessarily on the floor of the Blazers, but CJ McCollum (25 pts), Brandon Ingram (19 pts) and their teammates have finished well and keep their destiny in hand for qualification for the play-in tournament.
McCollum received a standing ovation from the Moda Center audience for his comeback a few weeks after his trade.
CJ McCollum receives a standing ovation in his return to Portland ???? pic.twitter.com/qktwQ5Rl7J
— NBA (@NBA) March 31, 2022
– Despite the pair’s 62 points Kevin Porter-Jalen Green (30 and 32 pts), the Rockets lost at home to the Kings in a match between poorly ranked.
– The Wizards have found a little smile by dominating Orlando thanks to a very good Kristaps Porzingis (35 pts) and an extremely rare double-double of Tomas Satoransky, who did not score a single basket but compiled 13 assists and 10 rebounds. Josh Giddey and Norm Van Lier were the only players in NBA history so far to record at least 10 assists and 10 rebounds without scoring in the same time.
