The play-in spot was secured early, and Chicago is on track to reach the home stretch in the first round...
Led by our Nikola Vučević (he was two assists shy of a triple-double) and Josh Giddy, the Bulls defeated Miami (119:11) and, more importantly, leapfrogged the team from Florida in the standings.
The Windy City team is now in ninth place, and will battle Atlanta for eighth place in their final two games. Ninth place means a home game against the tenth-place team, and the winner of that matchup would face the loser of the seventh- and eighth-place teams.
Vučević missed the previous match due to a sore leg, but returned last night and immediately showed that he is in great shape ahead of the playoffs - He scored 20 points, had 11 rebounds and eight assists..
Giddy had a phenomenal game, outshining his teammates, with a triple-double of 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. Tyler Hiro scored 30 points for the Florida team.
By the end of the league season, Chicago (37-43) will have matches against Washington and Philadelphia, while Atlanta (37-42) will play three games - against Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Orlando.
The night in the NBA marked Luka Dončić's first return to Dallas since he left the Mavs and moved to the LA Lakers last winter.
Luka cried on his way back while watching a video dedicated to him by Dallas, but when the game started he was merciless towards his former club - with 45 points he led the Lakers to triumph (112:97).
"I don't know how I did it, because after that video, I thought - there's no way I'm playing this game. There were so many emotions, but then I just went out on the court and played basketball," Dončić said.
Luka also had eight rebounds, six assists and four steals, followed by LeBron James with 27 points and seven rebounds.
On the other hand, Anthony Davis - who moved to Dallas as part of the Doncic trade - finished the game with 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. The Mavericks' best player was Naji Marshall with 23 points.
It was also interesting from Denver's perspective, as the Nuggets played their first game without Mike Malone in many years, but also snapped a four-game losing streak.
Denver defeated Sacramento 124:116 in David Adelman's debut, and what didn't change was the great Nikola Jokić, who reached his 32nd triple-double of the season - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.
Christian Brown had 25 points, and Michael Porter and Aaron Gordon each scored 21 - for Sacramento, Zach Levine was the most efficient with 27 points and 11 rebounds.
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