Stephen Curry poured in 26 factors in 22 minutes and the Golden State Warriors produced a record-setting first quarter as they clinched a Western Convention playoff spot with a 157-101 shellacking of the host Portland Path Blazers on Sunday afternoon.
All 13 gamers who suited up scored for the Warriors, who wound up in sixth place within the West. The Los Angeles Clippers received at Phoenix to complete tied with Golden State, however Los Angeles held the tiebreaker to earn the fifth seed. The Warriors draw the third-seeded Kings within the first spherical of the playoffs.
Needing a win to guarantee themselves a playoff spot, the Warriors wasted no time leaving the Path Blazers within the mud. They set an NBA report for first-quarter factors with 55, making 20 of 29 photographs general and 12 of 18 from 3-point vary en path to a 28-point lead. In wrapping up the common season on an 8-2 roll, the Warriors shot 60.4 p.c general and 55.1 p.c (27 of 49) from deep. The 27 treys tied a franchise report.
All 5 Path Blazers starters scored in double figures, led by Skylar Mays with 21 factors. Mays additionally handed out a game-high 12 assists. Shaedon Sharpe added 18 factors to go together with a team-high seven rebounds, whereas Jeenathan Williams had 17 factors for Portland.
Clippers 119, Suns 114
Norman Powell scored 29 factors off the bench, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook added 25 apiece and visiting Los Angeles secured the No. 5 seed within the Western Convention playoffs with a win over Phoenix.
Leonard scored the final eight factors for the Clippers and completed with a season-high 15 rebounds plus six assists. Bones Hyland scored 11 factors and Ivica Zubac had 10 factors and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who received regardless of capturing 5 of 23 (21.7 p.c) from 3-point vary and 16 of 24 (66.7 p.c) from the foul line.
Saben Lee led Phoenix with a career-high 25 factors and a season-high 9 assists. Darius Bazley scored 16 factors, Jock Landale added 15, Landry Shamet had 14 and Josh Okogie and Terrence Ross chipped in 13 apiece. The Suns rested starters Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton.
Timberwolves 113, Pelicans 108
Karl-Anthony Cities scored 30 factors and Minnesota received in Minneapolis to maneuver previous New Orleans into eighth place getting into the Western Convention play-in match.
Anthony Edwards added 26 factors and 13 rebounds, Taurean Prince scored 18 factors and Mike Conley had 17 factors and 7 assists for the Timberwolves, who tied the Pelicans’ regular-season report of 42-40 however received the season sequence 2-1. New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram had 42 factors and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum scored 23 factors and Trey Murphy III had 20.
Wolves middle Rudy Gobert was faraway from the sport within the second quarter after throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson. Ahead Jaden McDaniels additionally exited the sport, reportedly sustaining a fractured hand after punching a wall within the tunnel late within the first quarter.
Warmth 123, Magic 110
Lengthy-time veteran Udonis Haslem scored a game-high 24 factors in his ultimate regular-season contest as Miami defeated visiting Orlando within the regular-season finale for each groups.
Each groups sat their main scorers — Orlando’s Paolo Banchero, who’s the frontrunner for NBA Rookie of the Yr, and Miami’s Jimmy Butler. Banchero, who leads all NBA rookies in scoring, had again tightness. Butler was rested for the second straight sport with the play-in match looming. Kevon Harris led Orlando with 22 factors.
Banchero, 20, is lower than half the age of Haslem, 42, who has introduced his retirement. Haslem, a Miami native, performed his total 20-year profession with the Warmth, and he is the franchise’s all-time main rebounder, rating second in video games performed.
Celtics 120, Hawks 114
Payton Pritchard had a game-high 30 factors, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to assist Boston defeat visiting Atlanta.
Pritchard made a career-high 9 of his 16 3-point makes an attempt. Boston obtained 27 factors from Mike Muscala and a strong enhance from Sam Hauser, who established profession highs of 26 factors and eight 3-pointers.
Bruno Fernando and Garrison Mathews every tossed in 19 factors for Atlanta. The Hawks rested Trae Younger (groin), Bogdan Bogdanovic (knee), Clint Capela (calf) and John Collins (again). Younger (26.2 factors per sport) is the group’s main scorer, and Capela leads the Hawks in rebounds (11 per sport).
Lakers 128, Jazz 117
LeBron James scored 36 factors with eight 3-pointers to carry Los Angeles to a victory over visiting Utah.
The Lakers didn’t earn themselves a assured playoff spot. The No. 7 seed Lakers will host the eighth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday within the play-in spherical.
Anthony Davis contributed 16 factors, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks and three steals within the win, whereas D’Angelo Russell scored 17 factors because the Lakers received for the ninth time in 11 video games. Kris Dunn scored 26 factors with 10 rebounds and eight assists to steer the Jazz, who once more performed with out their beginning lineup and a few different key gamers.
Bulls 103, Pistons 81
Zach LaVine had a team-high 17 factors and DeMar DeRozan scored 16, and Chicago warmed up for a date within the NBA play-in match with a simple victory over visiting Detroit.
With nothing to lose or acquire within the standings, the Bulls performed their common beginning lineup in opposition to the Pistons and didn’t take management of the sport till a reserve-filled ultimate interval. No Chicago starter went greater than 26 minutes.
After the sport, Pistons coach Dwayne Casey stepped down after 5 seasons. Killian Hayes was the highest scorer with 26 factors for Detroit, which accomplished the second-losingest season in franchise historical past. The NBA-worst Pistons will be part of the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets with one of the best odds of profitable subsequent month’s draft lottery.
Hornets 106, Cavaliers 95
Bryce McGowens and Mark Williams each scored profession highs with 22 factors, fueling Charlotte’s win over host Cleveland.
Charlotte missed its first 24 makes an attempt from 3-point vary, a drought that didn’t finish till James Bouknight linked with 1:59 to go within the third quarter. The Hornets then went on a 20-6 run to start out the fourth quarter.
Cleveland was with out Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro and Darius Garland as its three-game profitable streak got here to an finish. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen every performed 12 minutes. Sam Merrill led the patchwork lineup with 17 factors.
76ers 134, Nets 105
Mac McClung scored a career-high 20 factors as Philadelphia led many of the manner and overcame a 46-point efficiency by Cam Thomas to defeat Brooklyn in New York.
The 76ers completed because the Jap Convention’s third seed and can begin the playoffs subsequent weekend at house in opposition to sixth-seeded Brooklyn. Shake Milton collected 20 factors and eight assists whereas Louis King additionally completed with 20 factors in his Philadelphia debut. Paul Reed totaled 17 factors and 10 rebounds because the Sixers shot 52.5 p.c.
Thomas completed one level shy of his profession excessive and had his fourth profession 40-point sport. RaiQuan Grey added 16 factors in his NBA debut and David Duke Jr. completed with 15 because the Nets shot 42.2 p.c.
Pacers 141, Knicks 136
Bennedict Mathurin scored 26 factors to steer seven Indiana gamers in double figures in a win over host New York.
Jordan Nwora and Andrew Nembhard scored 19 factors apiece for Indiana, which shot 51.7 p.c from the sphere and 19 of 34 (55.9 p.c) from 3-point vary.
Obi Toppin led New York with 34 factors and Immanuel Quickley added 30. The Knicks, who’re locked into the No. 5 seed within the Jap Convention, performed with out starters Julius Randle (sprained left ankle) and Jalen Brunson (proper hand upkeep).
Rockets 114, Wizards 109
Jabari Smith Jr. concluded his rookie season along with his twelfth 20-point efficiency, serving to Houston overcome a 16-point deficit and put up a win over host Washington.
Smith scored a team-high 20 factors and grabbed 5 rebounds because the Rockets closed the common season with a three-game profitable streak. All 5 Houston starters scored in double figures for an NBA-best thirty first time this season, as Jalen Inexperienced added 14 factors and Alperen Sengun tallied 12 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Washington, which was down eight rotation gamers, was led by Jordan Goodwin (22 factors) and Quenton Jackson, who added 19 factors off the bench. Corey Kispert tallied 18 factors and hit 5 3-pointers.
Raptors 121, Bucks 105
Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 factors to carry Toronto over visiting Milwaukee.
Malachi Flynn added a season-best 20 factors and Treasured Achiuwa collected 14 factors and 13 rebounds for the Raptors.
Lindell Wigginton scored 17 factors and Bobby Portis had 16 for the Bucks. Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Goran Dragic every scored 14 factors, Jae Crowder added 13 and Meyers Leonard recorded 10 factors and 12 rebounds.
Spurs 138, Mavericks 117
Dominick Barlow posted a profession excessive in scoring and rebounds to steer 4 San Antonio gamers with double-doubles, lifting the visiting Spurs over Dallas within the season finale for 2 groups lacking the playoffs.
Barlow completed with 21 factors and 19 rebounds and Sandro Mamukelashvili racked up 23 and 11, respectively. Malaki Branham scored 20 factors, Keita Bates-Diop had 17, Julian Champagnie amassed 16 factors and 10 rebounds and Gorgui Dieng tallied 13 factors and 10 boards for the Spurs.
Jaden Hardy led all scorers with 25 factors, with Theo Pinson forging a triple-double (23 factors, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) for the Mavericks. Davis Bertans added 19 factors and McKinley Wright IV had 13.
Nuggets 109, Kings 95
Bruce Brown collected 21 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists to steer Denver to a win over visiting Sacramento.
Brown led seven Nuggets scoring in double figures, as a wide range of reserves stepped up with Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon on the sidelines. Denver made 50 p.c of its photographs from the ground (42 of 84).
Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 17 factors. Domantas Sabonis scored 14 factors on 6-of-9 capturing and grabbed 9 rebounds however performed below 19 minutes. De’Aaron Fox, who scored 13 factors, performed lower than 18 minutes.
Thunder 115, Grizzlies 100
Tre Mann posted his first profession triple-double by scoring 24 factors together with profession bests of 12 rebounds and 12 assists as host Oklahoma Metropolis pulled away within the fourth quarter for a victory over Memphis in a sport with out playoff implications.
Two-way participant Jared Butler led the Thunder with a career-high 25 factors on 10-of-21 capturing because the Thunder shot 50 p.c. Olivier Sarr contributed 22 factors and a career-best 15 boards whereas Ousmane Dieng additionally completed with a career-high 22 factors because the Thunder scored 60 factors within the paint.
Memphis rookie Kenneth Lofton Jr. took benefit of elevated taking part in time and led all scorers with a career-high 42 factors and 14 rebounds. Lofton made 17 of 25 shot makes an attempt and exceeded his earlier profession excessive of 11 factors.