Miami. The Miami Heat, which included the participation of Mexican Jaime Jáquez Jr., fell this Wednesday at home 111-92 against the Dallas Mavericks, and moved away from the ticket to advance directly to the NBA playoffs.
After the defeat, the Heat were in eighth position in the Eastern Conference, and to reach the next round without going through a playoff, they must rise to at least sixth place, which looks quite complicated with two games remaining. final of the regular phase, where they will face the Toronto Raptors.
The Mexican spent 18 minutes on the court, and contributed with six points, two rebounds and one assist.
Meanwhile, Dallas, with 29 points from Luka Doncic, met again with the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.
Under Doncic’s command, the Mavericks suffered two consecutive eliminations in the first round in 2020 and 2021 at the hands of the Clippers, who were already led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
Dallas, fifth in the Western Conference, still has a slight hope of taking fourth place from the Clippers at the close of the regular season next Sunday and thus enjoying home field advantage in the tie.
This Wednesday, Doncic bordered on the triple double in Miami with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists despite his mistakes from the outside line, with 4 triples scored out of 15 attempts.
Kyrie Irving, who did not play in the last qualifying rounds against the Clippers, followed the Slovenian with 25 points.
The Heat’s defeat guaranteed a direct berth to the playoffs for the New York Knicks, third in the East.
On the other hand, the Milwaukee Bucks, second in the conference, defeated the Orlando Magic 117-99 in their first game without their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will miss at least the other two games of the regular phase due to the muscle injury suffered on Thursday. Tuesday.
Damian Lillard, Milwaukee’s other figure, took the lead in attack with 29 points and 9 assists while center Bobby Portis contributed 30 points and 9 rebounds.
In Atlanta, Trae Young played with the Hawks for the first time since February 23 in a 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
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– 2024-04-18 02:12:48
