The Miami leader watched the match in Boston from the stands

Of the five NBA matches that took place on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday Moscow time, two stood out. In Boston, the Celtics, leading the Atlantic Division, hosted Miami, leading the Southeast table. Both clubs are already in the playoffs.

Due to injuries, three leading visiting players – Chris Bosh , LeBron James and Dwyane Wade – were unable to take part in the game. Without them, “Hit” would not have sounded.

From the stands of the Sports Palace in Boston, LeBron looked sadly at what was happening on the court.

The match turned out to be very atypical for the NBA: the two teams did not score even 150 points.

In such a game, Montenegrin Celtics forward Aleksandar Pavlovich performed better than others.

The most important match for the distribution of the last ticket to the playoffs in the West took place in Salt Lake City. Utah hosted Phoenix.

The hosts had three players with double-doubles: Paul Millsap , Al Jefferson and Derrick Favors. The “Sunny” team could not oppose anything to the inspired play of the hosts. Polish center Marcin Gortat, who did an excellent job on rebounds, failed the game in attack, missing seven out of eight shots.

As a result, Utah won the right to play in the playoffs.

Other matches of the day Utah – Phoenix – 100:88 Golden State – New Orleans – 81:83 Oklahoma – Sacramento – 118:110 Atlanta – Clippers – 109:102

Atlanta defeated the Clippers at home. The center of the Dominican Republic national team, Al Horford, is still not playing for the hosts. In January he suffered a torn pectoral muscle. Atlanta doctors promise that Al will return to the court in the last game of the regular season on Friday. Let us remind you that the Dominican Republic team is a rival of the Russian team in the Olympic qualifying tournament.

In Oklahoma, which defeated Sacramento, Kevin Durant, who scored 32 points, led the way, as always. The leader of the Kings, DeMarcus Cousins, scored the same amount. Only Durant's support group, in which Dequa Cook and Russell Westbrook stood out, was more powerful.

Before the game with New Orleans, changes were made to the management of Golden State. Bob Myers became general manager, and Larry Riley, who held this position, was demoted to head of the scouting department. They were unable to please the new boss with the victory of the “war”, losing in the end.

More news, materials and results can be viewed on the NBA page .

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