Cleveland Cavaliers enter the NBA playoffs with a victory over Miami Heat | Basketball news
Cavsi hold their undefeated series of 12 games and become the first team to book a place in NBA Postsezoni.
Cleveland Cavaliers struck the NBA playoff card with a strenuous win of 112-107 over Miami Heat, thanks to 26 points Donovan Mitchell.
The Battle of Cleveland saw on Wednesday saw that Heat threatened to end the undefeated series of Cavs in 11 games after opening a seven -point lead in the fourth quarter, but the Cavs ticked the deficit in the final minutes to seal their 12th straight win and place in Postseason.
The Cavaliers improved their record at 52 victories and 10 losses, maintaining their task at the Eastern Conference with the remaining 20 matches of the regular season.
Mitchell was one of the six players from Cleveland who ended the double figures against a short team in Miami missing Andrew Wiggins, Kel’el Ware and Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Evan Mobley supported Mitchella with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Darius Garland finished with 15 points and 10 assists. Bam Adebayo led Miami’s 34 points.
The victory was, although it was too close to comfort for Cleveland Talisman Mitchell.
“It takes collective effort as a group, but we locked and stopped – but we have to be better,” Mitchell said. “It’s always good to learn through victory.”
Mitchell played the importance of Cleveland to become the first team to arrive in Postseason.
“It’s definitely a blessing and a sign of our hard work, but that doesn’t really mean much,” Mitchell said. “I’m happy to be able to do it for the crowd, but we still have a lot to achieve.”
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Celts keep a step
Cleveland’s closest persecutors, Boston Celtics, launched Portland Trail Blazers 128-118 after a sensational pair of performance of 40 points from Derrick White and Payton Pritchard.
White ended with 41 points, while Pritchard erupted 43, delivering Masterclass shootings that included 10 triple points from 16 attempts.
“They were huge,” said coach Boston Joe Mazulla about White and Pritchard’s double act. “The way the two of them played is a lot about who they are.
“They do a lot of dirty jobs. So, have a night like this where the two can show what they are capable of was good for us.
“We are happy to have them and it is a lot of fun to watch them do it.”
The Celtics improved at 44-18 with a victory and eight games behind Cleveland’s leaders.
In the Western Conference, Oklahoma City Thunder approached the midfielder after passing by Memphis Grizzlies 120-103 on the back of the 41-point performance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Oklahoma City improved to 51-11 and now runs the West for 11 games from runner-up Los Angeles Lakers.
In Denver, the Nuggets responded from a deficit of 14 points in the third quarter to reach a defeat of 116-110 of the Sacramento kings.
Russell Westbrook led Denver’s scorers with 25 points, while Jamal Murray added 24 and Nikola Jokic 22.
By the way, Milwaukee Bucks continued the search for the leaders of the Eastern Conference with 137-107 by the ruble of Dallas Mavericks.
Damian Lillard led Bucks scoring with 34 points, while Giannis Antetocounmpo finished with 32 points. Bucks improved at 36-25 for the season and the other fourth at the eastern conference.
In Charlotte, Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels scored 29 points per piece while Minnesota Timberwolves retreated to complete the 125-110 win over Hornets.
