DALLAS (AP) – Coby White scored 24 points as the Chicago Bulls rallied against the Mavericks 115-112 on Friday night, knocking Dallas out of play-in contention a year after the club reached the finals. of the Western Conference.
Dallas coach Jason Kidd said before the game that an “organizational decision” had been made to limit Luka Doncic to the first quarter while seating out fellow All-Star Kyrie Irving and four other starters before the club was eliminated. of the postseason.
The Mavs needed to beat the Bulls and Spurs and hope the Thunder lost their final game of the season to the Memphis Grizzlies to clinch the final play-in spot.
Dallas is hovering around the 10th pick in the draft lottery. The team would be forced to give up their pick to the New York Knicks if they fall outside the top 10.
The Mavericks were without Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway, Christian Wood, Maxi Kleber and Josh Green against the Bulls, many of them due to rest reasons.
A shortened performance all but guarantees Doncic won’t pass Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid for the league lead in points per game. Embiid has 33.1 points per night, while Doncic is second with 32.7..
Other results
HOU 112 Final
CHA 109 April 7
MIA 108 Final
WSH 114 Apr 7
IT 122 Final
IND 115 April 7
ORL 84 Final
BKN 101 April 7
TOR 102 Final
BOS 121 April 7
PHI 136 Final (OT)
ATL 131 April 7
MEM 137 Final
THOUSAND 114 April 7
NYK 105 Final
NOP 113 April 7
CHI 115 Final
DAL 112 7 Apr
GS 119 Final
SAC 97 7 Abr
PHX 107 Final
LAL 121 April 7
Today’s games in the NBA
THE 3:30 p.m
UTA 8 Apr
BY 4:00 PM
LAC 8 Abr
MIN 4:00 PM
SAS 8 April
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