Suns and Heat remain at the top
the Phoenix Suns at the top of the Western Conference were subject without the spared Devin Booker the Oklahoma City Thunder 96:117, but can no longer be pushed out of first place anyway.
In the east, the Miami Heat through the 114:109 at the Toronto Raptors against their top position.
Celtics with Theis in second place in the east
They are back in second place Boston Celtics with the German national player Daniel Theis. The clear 144:102 against them Washington Wizards was the 13th win from the past 16 games for the NBA record champion, who has three games left before the playoffs. Theis contributed six points as a starting player, the best thrower was his teammate Jaylen Brown with 32 points.
Philadelphia makes playoff clear
the Celtics also benefited from the loss of defending champions Milwaukee Bucks to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Luka Doncic scored 32 points at 118:112 for the Mavericks, who have secured their place in the playoffs. Also the Philadelphia 76ers are sure to be there. The team around Joel Embiid and James Harden won 112:108 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Embolite came to 44 points, Harden had 21 points in the Boxscore.
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