The Heat defeated the unlikely Luka Doncic’s Mavericks to stay in 7th place in the East, while Dallas stayed in 11th place in the West and were eliminated from the play-in.

In the other game of the night, the Pelicans defeated the Clippers and edged them out in the West to 6th place, moving themselves up to 7th place and openly threatening the LA team for a playoff spot.

East

1. Milwaukee Bucks 55-22*
2. Boston Celtics 54-24*
3. Philly 76ers 51-26*
4th Cleveland Cavaliers 48-30*
5.New York Knicks 45-33
6. Brooklyn Networks 42-35
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7.Miami Heat 41-37
8.Atlanta Hawks 38-39
9.Toronto Raptors 38-39
10.Chicago Bulls 37-40
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11. Washington Wizards 34-43
12. Indiana Pacers 34-44
13. Orlando Magic 33-44
14. Charlotte Hornets 26-52
15. Detroit Pistons 16-61

west

1. Denver Nuggets 51-26*
2. Memphis Grizzlies 49-28*
3. Kings of Sacramento 47-30*
4. Phoenix Suns 42-35
5. Warriors of the Golden State 41-37
6.LA Clippers 41-38
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7. New Orleans Pelicans 40-38
8. LA Lakers 39-38
9.Minnesota Timberwolves 39-39
10. Oklahoma City Thunder 38-40
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11 Dallas Mavericks 37-41
12. Utah Jazz 36-41
13. Portland Trail Blazers 32-45
14. San Antonio Spurs 19-58
15 Houston Rockets 19-59
* You have qualified for the playoffs
** The top six teams in each region advance directly to the playoffs.
** *Teams ranked 7th-10th in each region will enter the play-in tournament and claim the last two spots in East and West respectively.

The pelicans are still here. Confirming their uptrend, New Orleans beat the Clippers 122-114, dropping them to 6th place in the West and closing in on LA by half a game to ignite a spot in the West’s playoffs and play-in.

Brandon Ingram led with 36 points, with Jonas Valanciunas adding 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Trey Murphy and CJ McCollum each adding 19 points.

With the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 40 points, Russell Westbrook had 24 points and Ivica Zubac had 15 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 21-31, 55-56, 91-90, 122-114

pelicans: Ingram 36 (8 assists), Jones 12 (1), Valanciunas 23 (1 3-pointers, 12 rebounds), McCollum 19 (1/5 3-pointers), Murphy 19 (2), Nance 2 (1/6 shots). ). , 6 rebounds), Marshall 3, Richardson 3 (1), Daniels 5 (1)

clippers: Batum 2, Leonard 40 (4/8 threes, 8 rebounds), Zubac 15 (6 rebounds), Westbrook 24 (3 threes), Powell 12 (5 rebounds), Covington (4 (1), Plumlee 6 (5 rebounds) , Highland 5 (2/7 shoot, 1 three-pointer), man 6 (2)

The Heat faced the Mavericks without Bam Adebayo. Still, they found a way to earn a 129-122 win and move one step closer to seventh place in the East while leaving the Mavs in 11th place in the West.

The impressive Jimmy Butler with 35 points and 12 assists led the way for the winners (who even hit +18 in the second period), with Cody Zeller adding 20 points and Max Struss 18 points on 6/9 3-pointers.

For the Mavericks, Luka Doncic has done wonders with 42 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Tim Hardaway added 31 points with 6/10 three-pointers and Kyrie Irving added 23 points, but with the defense…beat them from all over, where she could claim nothing more.

THE DODECALPTA: 44-31, 76-64, 102-96, 129-122

BLOW: Butler 35 (1 three-pointer, 3 rebounds, 12 assists), Zeller 20 (8 rebounds), Vincent 9 (2), Hiro 15 (5/16 shooting, 2/8 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Struss 18 (6/9 3 points), Love 18 (2 3 points, 5 rebounds), Robinson, Martin 8, Lowry 6 (1/8 shooting, 7 assists)

MAVERICKS: Hardaway 31 (6/10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists), Bullock 2 (1/5 shots), Powell 2, Irving 23 (1 3-pointers, 8 assists), Doncic 42 (2/6 3- Pointer, 10 rebounds, 8 assists), Kleber 8 (2 threes, 5 rebounds), Wood 8 (2), Holliday 3, Green, Hardy 3 (1)