By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
All of the seeding games have been completed in the NBA restart and all that’s left is for the Blazers and the Grizzlies to decide the Western eighth seed through the play-in games.
The La Clippers closed their regular season with a 107-103 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder after overtime.
Terance Mann stepped up in the absence of the LA squads superstars and logged 25 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. Amir Coffey scored 21 and Patrick Patterson added 17 points. Patterson also grabbed 14 boards.
For Oklahoma, Hamidou Diallo logged 27 points and 11 boards while Dennis Schroder scored 17 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 13 points.
Philadelphia 76ers had a great shooting night in a 134-96 win against the Houston Rockets with eight players going double-digit.
Tobias Harris was in the front with 18 points while Alec Burks helped with 16 in addition to Raul Neto and Joel Embid’s 14 each. Furkan Korkmaz added 12 points.
James Harden scored 27 for Houston in addition to Jeff Green’s 17 and Eric Gordon’s 13 points.
Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat clashed for the second time in the bubble and this time around, it was the Pacers to come out on top with a 109-92 win.
Doug McDermott led the way with 23 points followed by Malcolm Brogdon’s 16 while Alize Johnson and Justin Holiday added 11 each. Johnson also grabbed 17 boards.
For the Heat, Kendrick Nunn scored 23 with Solomon Hill being right behind with 21 and Tyler Herro adding 16 points.