Two days after a first snatch victory (125-124), overshadowed by the feat of Russell Westbrook who broke Oscar Robertson’s triple-double record (182), the Hawks put it back against Washington from just as tightly (120-116). With at the end the reward of a validated ticket for the play-offs which will begin on May 22 and which they have not played since 2017.
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It remains to be seen their final ranking in the East, but with two more games to play by the end of the regular season, they are virtually seeded No. 4.
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Trae Young (33 pts, 9 assists, 8 rebounds) was decisive for Atlanta, which was led by thirteen units with ten minutes from the end, and was also able to count on Jason Collins (18 pts, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks), author of the shoot behind the arc which rocked the meeting 24 seconds from the end.
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Opposite, they still found a formidable opponent in Russell Westbrook (34 pts, 15 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 interceptions), who struggled but was still orphaned by Bradley Beal (hip), especially at the end of the match.
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The Wizards remain tenth and will definitely be able to establish their barrage position in the event of Chicago losing (11th) Thursday against Toronto.
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Boston, in play-offs, qualifies New York
Boston, which has reached the Eastern Conference final three times in the past four seasons, would have avoided the play-offs. But his breathless end of the season, especially in the absence for a long time of Jaylen Brown (wrist), is not good, like this new defeat in Cleveland (102-94).
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The efforts of Jayson Tatum (29 pts, 8 assists) and Evan Fournier (15 pts, 4 rebounds, 2 interceptions) did nothing. And it is New York (6th) which takes the opportunity to find the play-offs, eight years after its last qualification.
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