The Washington Wizards and Danny Abdia are one step away from the playoffs. Tonight (Thursday to Friday) the team from the capital suffered a 114: 102 loss to Milwaukee, with the Israeli finishing with 12 points, 4 rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes on the floor. Also, Devin Booker exploded with 49 points in Phoenix’s 130: 140 over Denver. In addition, Memphis secured a playoff spot thanks to a 103: 133 over Indiana.
Despite the absence of Yannis Antocompo and Chris Middleton, the Bucks did their thing and climbed to second place in the East, enjoying 24 points and 10 assists from Jero Holliday, added to another 21 points from Grayson Allen. Abdia, as mentioned, scored 12 points and added 4 rebounds and two assists, with the Wizards’ leading scorer being Smith with 17 points and Christopher Forzingis and Cantavius Caldwell Paul with 16 points each. From the start it was clear where the game was going. After the first quarter that ended at 13:32 for the Bucks, at the break they went down with 42:60. Washington could not come back from that when they also lost in the third quarter (32:24), while 22:36 in the last quarter was not enough for them.
The Western leader continued to look great and this time thanks to a great performance by Devin Booker who scored 49 points and added another 10 assists that left no chance for the host, with whom Nikola Jukic finished with 28 points. After a 31-point tie in the first quarter, the Nuggets went down to the break by a small margin of two points. The third quarter was also close (38:38), and in the last Suns opened burners with 24:36 which arranged for them another victory.
A one-sided display to the Grizzlies who secured their place in the playoffs. Desmond Bain was passionate with 30 points, added to another 20 by Jaren Jackson Jr.. On the other hand, Kiefer Sykes was the loser’s leading scorer with 25 points. The first half was just a Memphis single appearance – after 23:44 in the first quarter, they went down to the break with a convincing 48:74 advantage. From that the Pacers were unable to come back and the other half was actually Garbage Time.
Without Damar Drusen and despite 39 points by Zack Lavine, the Bulls recorded a surprising loss when on the other hand Devonta Graham was passionate with 30 points and CJ McCollum contributed 25 points of his own. After 31:39 in the first quarter to the credit of the Bulls, the Pelicans turned and went down to the break with a 62:63 advantage. After a 23-yard tie in the third quarter, New Orleans exploded in the decisive quarter with a great 24:40 that left no chance for the visitors.
The Raptors equalized in balance to the Cavaliers and enjoyed 35 points from Pascal Siakam on a great night. On the other hand, Uri Markanen was the leading scorer of the guest with 20 points, Kevin Love added his own double double (12 points, 10 rebounds). After 17:25 to Toronto at the end of the first quarter, it went down to the break with a double-digit gap of 48:58. The Cavaliers minimized some damage and entered the decisive quarter 83:75 behind, but there they absorbed 34:29 on the way to a loss.