Aurélie SACCHELLI, Media365, published on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 8:06 AM
All teams played this Sunday on the last day of the NBA regular season, and Boston, winner in Memphis, doubled Milwaukee, beaten in Cleveland, to finish second in the Eastern Conference.
The 2021-22 NBA regular season is over! The fifteen teams played this Sunday, and there was ultimately quite little at stake since we already knew all the qualified for the play-offs and the play-in. But one team pulled out of the game by gaining a place: Boston. The Celtics, authors of a very average start to the season, took second place behind Miami, after their 110-139 victory in Memphis (31pts for Jayson Tatum) combined with the defeat of Milwaukee in Cleveland (133-115, with 32 points from Kevin Love). The Celtics will therefore be opposed to the winner of the play-in which will oppose Brooklyn (7th) to Cleveland (8th). A game that no one expected at the start of the season as the Nets seemed favorites for the top of the standings and the Cavaliers for the bottom… Brooklyn ended its regular season with a 134-126 success over Indiana (35pts) for Kyrie Irving . The other play-in will oppose Atlanta (9th), winner 114-130 to Houston on Sunday (28pts for Trae Young), to Charlotte (10th), who beat Washington (124-108, 25pts from Terry Rozier) to finish. Recall that the winner of this match and the loser of Brooklyn-Cleveland will face each other, and the winner will be proud of the first of the regular season, Miami, beaten 125-111 in Orlando in a Florida derby without stake, despite Victor Oladipo’s 40 points. The defending champion, Milwaukee, will face in the first round of the play-offs Chicago, a leading time but ultimately sixth, and who won 120-124 in Minnesota on Sunday (35pts for Patrick Williams). Finally, the tightest meeting on paper will oppose Philadelphia (4th, and winner 118-106 of Detroit without Joel Embiid, who finished top scorer of the regular season) in Toronto (5th, and beaten 105-94 in New York, the fault in particular with the 42 points of Obi Toppin), but without Matisse Thybulle for the matches in Canada, because the back of the 76ers is not vaccinated against the coronavirus.
41 points for Klay Thompson
In the West, Phoenix (beaten 109-116 by Sacramento on Sunday) has long been assured of first place, and the Suns will face in the first round the winner of the match between winner New Orleans – San Antonio and loser Minnesota – Clippers, who will face each other in play-in. Second, Memphis will challenge the winner of the meeting between the Timberwolves and the Clippers. Golden State, third and winner of the Pelicans 107-128 on Sunday (41pts for Klay Thompson) will be opposed in a first round that promises a lot to Denver, beaten 141-146 by the Lakers after overtime for its last regular season game (41pts for Malik Monk). Finally, a first round which promises to be very tight will pit Dallas (which won the Texas derby against San Antonio 130-120 with 26 points from Luka Doncic) against Utah (80-111 winner in Portland with 22 points from Juan Hernangomez).
NBA / REGULAR SEASON
Sunday April 10, 2022
Houston Rockets – Atlanta Hawks : 114-130
>>> Statistics of Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (ATL): 7 minutes of play, 0 points (0/1 in shooting including 0/1 at 3pts, 0 free throws attempted), 2 rebounds, 1 lost ball
Memphis Grizzlies – Boston Celtics : 110-139
>>> Stats of Yves Pons (MEM): 26 minutes of play, 6 points (2/7 on shots including 2/6 at 3pts, 0 free throws attempted), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 3 fouls
>>> Killian Tillie (MEM) was not in the group
New York Knicks – Toronto Raptors : 105-94
>>> Stats of Evan Fournier (NYK): 33 minutes of play, 6 points (2/11 on shots including 2/9 at 3pts, 0 free throws attempted), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks , 2 faults
Philadelphia 76ers – Detroit Pistons : 118-106
>>> Stats of Killian Hayes (DET): 10 minutes of play, 8 points (3/7 on shots including 1/3 to 3pts, 1/2 on free throws), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 interception, 2 faults
Dallas Mavericks -San Antonio Spurs: 130-120
>>> Frank Ntilikina (DAL) was not in the group
Los Angeles Clippers – Oklahoma City Thunder : 138-98
>>> Nicolas Batum (LAC) did not play
>>> Stats of Jaylen Hoard (OKC): 45 minutes of play, 14 points (6/20 on shots including 1/6 to 3pts, 1/1 on free throws), 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 interception, 1 against, 1 lost ball, 2 fouls
>>> Théo Maledon (OKC) did not play
Portland Trail Blazers – Utah Jazz : 80-111
>>> Rudy Gobert’s stats (UTA): 30 minutes of play, 18 points (4/6 on shots including 0 3-point shots, 10/14 on free throws), 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 2 balls lost, 2 faults
Brooklyn Nets – Indiana Pacers : 134-126
Charlotte Hornets – Washington Wizards : 124-108
Cleveland Cavaliers – Milwaukee Bucks : 133-115
Orlando Magic – Miami Heat : 125-111
Minnesota Timberwolves – Chicago Bulls : 120-124
Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Lakers : 141-146 ap
New Orleans Pelicans – Golden State Warriors : 107-128
Phoenix Suns – Sacramento Kings : 109-116
PLAYS-OFFS 2022 / 1ER TOUR
Eastern Conference
Miami (1) – Play-in winner 1 (8)
Boston (2) – Play-in 2 winner (7)
Milwaukee (3) – Chicago (6)
Philadelphia (4) – Toronto (5)
Western Conference
Phoenix (1) – Vainqueur du play-in 1 (8)
Memphis (2) – Play-in 2 winner (7)
Golden State (3) – Denver (6)
Dallas (4) – Utah (5)
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