By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
As the NBA season is coming to a finish just two tickets are left open in the East for the playoffs, while in the West five teams are fighting for four tickets.
Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets, alongside Cleveland, Toronto and Atlanta have already qualified for the post season in the East. The Pacers (41-36), the Pistons (41-36), the Chicago Bulls (39-38) who got a key win over Milwaukee and the Washington Wizards (37-40) can still hope. In the West, under the Warriors (69-8), the Spurs (64-12), the Thunder (53-24) and the Clippers (48-28), there’s a real fight between Memphis (41-36), Portland (41-37), Dallas (39-38), Utah (39-38) and Houston (38-39) which got a big win over Oklahoma City with James Harden scoring 41 points.
So here’s the Top10, the Euro-standouts and the results of the day.
Results of the day
Brooklyn Nets – N.Orleans Pelicans 87-106 (Ajinca 16 p., 6 r.)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Charlotte Hornets 112-103 (Batum 5 p., 5 as.)
Houston Rockets – OKC Thunder 118-110 (Kanter 16 p., 6 r.)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Dallas Mavericks 78-88 (Nowitzki 13 p., 4 as.)
LA Clippers – Washington Wizards 114-109 (Gortat 21 p., 7 r.)
Orlando Magic – Memphis Grizzlies 119-107 (Vucevic 25 p., 10 r.)
Phoenix Suns – Utah Jazz 86-101 (Gobert 12 p., 5 r.)
Milwaukee Bucks – Chicago Bulls 98-102 (Gasol 16 p., 8 r. 8 as.)
New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers 87-92 (Vujacic 21 p. – Mahinmi 1o p., 8 r., 4 as.)
Golden State Warriors – Portland Trail Blazers 136-111 (Curry 39 p.)
LA Lakers – Boston Celtics 100-107 (Jerebko 3 p., 7 r.)