Boston basketball players beat Phoenix 127:112 tonight and became the first team to qualify for the NBA playoffs this season.
The Celtics were led by Jaylen Brown with 37 points and five rebounds and Jayson Tatum with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists. They scored 43 of Boston's 65 points in the first half.
Al Horford contributed to the victory with 24 points, of which he hit six three-pointers from 10 attempts, and Derrick White with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
In the Phoenix team, which lost to Boston for the second time this week, the most effective were Devin Booker with 23 points with seven assists, Bradley Beal with 22 points with seven assists and Kevin Durant and Grayson Allen with 20 points each. Jusuf Nurkić added eight points, 20 rebounds and six assists.
With 52 wins and 14 losses, Boston is the best team in the league and the first to qualify for the playoffs. Phoenix is 38/38 and holds the 10th spot leading into the playoffs in the West.
The Los Angeles Clippers beat Chicago 126:111. The most effective in the winning team were Paul George with 28 points, of which he made six three-pointers, and Kawhi Leonard with 27 points. Norman Powell added 18, and Bones Hyland added 17 points, 11 assists and four steals.
He played a good match in the team from Chicago, which lost for the third time in the last four games Nikola Vucevic - the Montenegrin center scored 19 points, and had six rebounds and five assists.
Along with him, Demar Derozan with 21 points and Alex Caruso with 17 were the most effective for Bulas.
Both teams played without important players due to injuries, the Clippers were without James Harden, and the Bulls were without Kobe White.
Oklahoma basketball players beat Dallas 126:119 and returned to first place in the Western Conference. Oklahoma was led by Shay Gilgis-Alexander with 31 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Jalen Williams added 27 points, and Josh Giddy added 18.
In the Dallas team, which did not include Luka Doncic due to hamstring problems, Kyri Irving was the most effective with 36 points and 12 assists. Tim Hardaway added 23 points and nine rebounds, and Daniel Gafford added 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Oklahoma and Denver now lead the West with 46 wins and 20 losses, and Dallas is eighth at 38/29.
Milwaukee basketball players beat Philadelphia 114:105 led by Janis Adetokumba who had 32 points and 11 rebounds. Brook Lopes added 19 points and seven rebounds, and Damian Lillard 17 points and seven assists. In the Philadelphia team, Tyris Maxey was the most effective with 30 points, Tobias Harris added 15, and Cameron Pine 13 points.
New York, led by Jalen Branson, who scored 45 points, beat Portland 105:93, and Houston, with Jalen Green's 37 points, beat Washington 135:119 and achieved its fourth consecutive victory.
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