Theis with Celtics in the race for third place in the East
the Boston Celtics remain in contention for third playoff-Spot to the east and were able to catch up on that Milwaukee Bucks shorten. the Celtics won their away game at the Oklahoma City Thunder with 132:123. National player Daniel Theis contributed nine points and eight rebounds.
the Brooklyn Nets fetch led by Kevin Durant with his 37 points an important 114:106 win against the Utah Jazz and as eighth in the table we can still hope for a place in the top six.
Kleber on course for the playoffs with Dallas
Maxi Kleber is also with the Dallas Mavericks still on course for the playoffs. The “Mavs” won a close game against the recently so successful Minnesota Timberwolves with 110:108 and thus defended fifth place in the west. Reggie Bullock decided the game in the Mavericks’ favor with a late three-pointer. The Timberwolves slipped to seventh behind the Denver Nuggets. The top six teams in each Eastern and the Western Conference are directly qualified for the playoffs.
James brings new hope to the Lakers
For the Los Angeles Lakers stands reaching the playoffs still on the brink – despite another gala performance of LeBronJames. The 37-year-old scored 131:120 against the Cleveland Cavaliers 38 points and also came in 11th rebounds and 12 templates. By beating the team from his homeland Ohio they climbed lakers in the Western Conference back in ninth place and past the New Orleans Pelicansthe 103:106 at the Charlotte Hornets lost. The teams in places seven through ten play the last two playoff tickets.
Schröder with Rockets finally out of the race
the Houston Rockets on the other hand, theoretically no longer have a chance of qualifying for the playoffs. The worst team in the league won 115:97 against the Washington WizardsNational player Dennis Schröder scored eight points and also had five assists and four rebounds.
Source: red/dpa