Monday, September 3, 2018

San Antonio, New Orleans and Oklahoma secured their playoffs

San Antonio, New Orleans and Oklahoma City secured their participation in the playoff of the Western Conference at the National Basketball Association.

San Antonio defeated Sacramento with 98:85 and Rudi Guy scored 18 points. His teammate Manu Ginobili added another 17 points. Spurs` team will play in the NBA`s direct elimination for the 21st consecutive season, and this is the second longest run of playoffs in the history of the League. San Antonio equaled Portland`s achievement between 1983 and 2003.

The record of 22 consecutive stakes in direct elimination (22 seasons) is at Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia from 1950 to 1971.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 more points and 14 rebounds for the winners, while Patty Mills scored 15 points.

Willie Colley-Stein was the most successful Sacramento with 25 points and 10 rebounds under the basket.

Oklahoma City defeated Miami hosts with 115:93 and will also take part i n direct elimination in the West. Russell Westbrook scored his 25th `triple-double` - 23 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists.

The most successful for the winners was Paul George with 27 points. Hassan Whiteside added 16 more points and 8 rebounds.

New Orleans beat 113:100 as Los Angeles Clippers. Anthony Davis scored 28 points, and Pelicanas will also play in the direct elimination of the NBA after the end of the regular season.

Nikola Mirotic added 24 points and 16 rebounds for the winners, while Sindarius Thornwell scored 20 points for Clippers.

Denver won 88:82 at home against Portland and scored six consecutive successes, retaining chances to play in the playoffs. Nikola Jokic scored a `triple-double` - 15 points, 20 rebounds and 11 Nuggets assists. His team-mate Will Barton made 22 points for the winners. Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic finished with 20 points for Blazers.

Minnesota beat h ome Memphis with 113:94 and also saved its chances of participating in direct elimination at the Western Conference. Carl-Anthony Towns finished with 24 points and 18 rebounds for Wolves, while Ben McMamour was the best scorer for Grizzlies with 18 points.

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