The first play-in matches of the tournament took place in the National Basketball Association.
In the NBA, two more playoff participants have been determined. The lucky ones are the Lakers and Atlanta. The club from Los Angeles was able to squeeze only a visit to Minnesota 108:102 in overtime. So, the Lakers will play in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs with Memphis.
In another game of the day, Atlanta unexpectedly beat Miami 105:116 on the road. So, the “hawks” got into the playoffs, where they will meet with the second number of East Boston.
NBA. Play in. April 12th
Miami – Atlanta – 105:116 (27:36, 23:29, 28:26, 27:25)
Miami: Herro (26), Butler (21 + 9 assists), Adebayo (12 + 9 rebounds), Vincent (6), Strus (3) – start; (2), Martin (0), (2), Lauri (33), Oladipo (0)
Atlanta: Bata (25 + 8 rebounds + 7 assists – 5 losses), Murray (18), Collins (10), Hunter (6), Capela (4 + 21 rebounds) – start; Okongwu (12 + 4 blocks), (17), Johnson (10 + 7 rebounds), Bogdanovich (14)
Lakers – Minnesota – 108:102 OT (22:28, 27:32, 30:26, 19:12, 10:4)
Lakers: James (30 + 10 rebounds – 5 losses), Davis (24 + 15 rebounds – 5 losses), Reeves (12), Russell (2 + 8 assists), Vanderbilt (0) – start; Hatimura (12), Gabriel (0), Brown Jr. (2), Schroeder (21), Beasley (5)
Minnesota: Towns (24 + 11 rebounds), (23), Prince (14), Anderson (12 + 13 assists + 4 steals + 4 blocks), Edwards (9 + 8 rebounds) – start; Knight (0), McLaughlin (0), (11), Nowell (9)
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