By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Croatian forward Dario Saric scored 24 points and Italian wing Marco Belinelli scored 13 points for the Sixers who jumped on the Bucks and never looked back (130-95).
The “Greek Freak” had 10 points, 10 boards and 3 assists for the losing side.
The Bucks will now face the Boston Celtics in the first round.
The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Denver Nuggets with the final playoff spot on the line and it was the home team that prevailed, 112-106 after overtime.
Nikola Jokic put on a show for Denver with 35 points and 10 rebounds.
Additionally, the Serbian was unstoppable in the third quarter connecting on all seven of his shots for 17 points.
Checkout the 2018 NBA playoff matchups here.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| BOSTON CELTICS | BROOKLYN NETS | 110-97 | Yabusele 16 p. 5 r. 1 a. 2 s. 1 b. – Mozgov 7 p. 6 r. 3 a. 1 b. |
| CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 98-110 | Osman 18 p. 7 r. 6 a., Calderon 1 r., Zizic 20 p. 7 r. 1 s. – Ntilikina 16 p. 4 r. 4 a. 4 s. 1 b. |
| MIAMI HEAT | TORONTO RAPTORS | 116-109 | Ibaka 2 p. 1 r. 1 a. 2 b., Valanciunas 12 p. 7 r. 2 a. 3 b., Poeltl 16 p. 12 r. 3 s. 2 b. |
| ORLANDO MAGIC | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 101-92 | Vucevic 2 p. 4 r. 3 a. 1 s., Hezonja 15 p. 8 r. 6 a. 2 s. – Gortat 9 p. 10 r. 1 a. 1 s., Satoransky 13 p. 9 r. 4 a ., Mahnmi 3 p. 5 r. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 130-95 | Saric 24 p. 5 r. 1 a., Belinelli 13 p. 3 r. 5 a. 2 s., Ilyasova 3 p. 3 r. 1 s., Korkmaz 1 a. – Antetokounmpo 10 p. 10 r. 3 a. |
| CHICAGO BULLS | DETROIT PISTONS | 87-119 | Markkanen 20 p. 8 r. 1 a. 2 s., Asik 3 r. 1 b. |
| MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | DENVER NUGGETS | 112-106 | Bjelica 2 r. 3 s. – Jokic 35 p. 10 r. 3 a. 1s. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 122-98 | Mirotic 21 p. 15 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Parker 11 p. 2 r. 1 a., Gasol 6 p. 7 r. 4 a., Bertans 4 p. 2 r., Lauvergne 3 p. 1 r. 3 a. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | 137-123 | – |
| LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 115-100 | Marjanovic 12 p. 10 r. – Zubac 6 p. 5 r. 2 a. 1 s. 3 b. |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | UTAH JAZZ | 102-93 | Nurkic 13 p. 9 r. 3 a. 1 s. 4 b. – Rubio 17 p. 5 r. 5 a. 1 s., Gobert 13 p. 13 r. 1 a.1 b., Jerebko 5 p. 2 r. 1 b. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 96-83 | Bogdanovic 12 p. 5 r. 5 a. 2 s. – |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
82
|
59
|
23
|
9156 – 8518
|
638
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
82
|
55
|
27
|
8529 – 8235
|
294
|
||
|
3
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
82
|
52
|
30
|
9004 – 8635
|
369
|
||
|
4
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
82
|
50
|
32
|
9091 – 9014
|
77
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
82
|
48
|
34
|
8656 – 8543
|
113
|
||
|
6
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
82
|
44
|
38
|
8480 – 8441
|
39
|
||
|
7
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
82
|
44
|
38
|
8731 – 8756
|
-25
|
||
|
8
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
82
|
43
|
39
|
8742 – 8694
|
48
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
82
|
39
|
43
|
8509 – 8521
|
-12
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
82
|
36
|
46
|
8874 – 8853
|
21
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
82
|
29
|
53
|
8566 – 8858
|
-292
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
82
|
28
|
54
|
8741 – 9048
|
-307
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
82
|
27
|
55
|
8440 – 9017
|
-577
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
82
|
25
|
57
|
8479 – 8874
|
-395
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
82
|
24
|
58
|
8475 – 8922
|
-447
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
82
|
65
|
17
|
9213 – 8518
|
695
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
82
|
58
|
24
|
9304 – 8814
|
490
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
82
|
49
|
33
|
8661 – 8448
|
213
|
||
|
4
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
82
|
48
|
34
|
8844 – 8564
|
280
|
||
|
5
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
82
|
48
|
34
|
8540 – 8187
|
353
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
82
|
48
|
34
|
9161 – 9054
|
107
|
||
|
7
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
82
|
47
|
35
|
8424 – 8187
|
237
|
||
|
8
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
82
|
47
|
35
|
8980 – 8797
|
183
|
||
|
9
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
82
|
46
|
36
|
9020 – 8899
|
121
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
82
|
42
|
40
|
8937 – 8934
|
3
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
82
|
35
|
47
|
8862 – 8989
|
-127
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
82
|
27
|
55
|
8104 – 8677
|
-573
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
82
|
24
|
58
|
8390 – 8639
|
-249
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
82
|
22
|
60
|
8145 – 8654
|
-509
|
||
|
15
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
82
|
21
|
61
|
8522 – 9290
|
-768
|
||