East: Celtics move up to second place
In the east, the Boston Celtics around national basketball player Daniel Theis climbed to second place. The play-in tournaments could see the team face a first-round duel in the playoffs with the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The Celtics went 139-110 against the Memphis Grizzlies, overtaking the Milwaukee Bucks, who lost 115-133 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Miami Heat could not be relegated from first place on the last day of the game and lost without their top players at the Orlando Magic 111:125. Moritz Wagner had 14 points, eleven rebounds and five assists for Orlando in his last game of the season.
Fourth in the Eastern Conference went to the Philadelphia 76ers, fifth are the Toronto Raptors and sixth are the Chicago Bulls. The Brooklyn Nets secured seventh place with a 134:126 against the Indiana Pacers. The Cavaliers are eighth, the Atlanta Hawks are ninth, and the Charlotte Hornets are tenth.
Defending champion Milwaukee Bucks plays the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. The 76ers face the Toronto Raptors.
Source: dpa