Orlando ended the regular season of the strongest basketball league in the world with a victory, and Montenegrin center Nikola Vučević in the ranks of the "magic" recorded a double-double against Detroit, which lost its place in the playoffs at the end of the season.
Vučević scored 18 points, including both 11-pointers, and had 21 rebounds, one offensive. Detroit lost the first quarter by as many as 20 points, but then reserve Boban Marjanović started the team. The lanky Serbian center scored 14 points in XNUMX minutes, had ten rebounds and three blocks.
And the current champion Cleveland lost the leading position in the East with bad games in the finish, from which Boston will have home field advantage in the playoffs.
Golden State previously secured the best score in the West and in the NBA, so they will have a game more on their floor through the playoffs.
The results:
Orlando - Detroit 113:109
Oklahoma City - Denver 105:111
Memphis - Dallas 93:100
Miami - Washington 110:102
New York - Philadelphia 114:113
Indiana - Atlanta 104:86
Cleveland - Toronto 83:98
Boston - Milwaukee 112:94
Chicago - Brooklyn 112:73
Houston - Minnesota 123:118
Utah - San Antonio 101:97
Portland - New Orleans 100:103
Golden State - LA Lakers 109:94
LA Clippers - Sacramento 115:95
Playoff pairings:
East: Boston - Chicago, Cleveland - Indiana, Toronto - Milwaukee, Washington - Atlanta
West: Golden State - Portland, San Antonio - Memphis, Houston - Oklahoma City, LA Clippers - Utah
Placement in conferences
East:
1. Boston 53-29
2. Cleveland 51-31
3. Toronto 51-31
4. Washington 49-33
5. Atlanta 43-39
5. Milwaukee 42-40
7. Indiana 42-40
8. Chicago 41-41
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9. Miami 41-41
10. Detroit 37-45
11. Charlotte 36-46
12. New York 31-51
13. Orlando 29-53
14. Philadelphia 28-54
15. Brooklyn 20-62
West:
1. Golden State 67-15
2. San Antonio 61-21
3. Houston 55-27
4. LA Clippers 51-31
5. Utah 51-31
6. Oklahoma City 47-35
7. Memphis 43-39
8. Portland 41-41
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9. Denver 40-42
10. New Orleans 34-48
11. Dallas 33-49
12. Sacramento 32-50
13. Minnesota 31-51
14. LA Lakers 26-56
15. Phoenix 24-58
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