In the playoffs, the Knicks, the Wolves and the Blazers are tied

The Knicks are back in the playoffs. A year before the postseason was enough for the New Yorkers, who defeated the Wizards 118-109 and sealed their presence in the playoffs.

Quentin Grimes and Jaylen Brunson each had 27 points for the Knicks, with Immanuel Quickley adding 22 points and Obie Toppin adding 21 points.

With the Wizards, Corey Kispert had 29 points and Johnny Davis had 16 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 34-31, 53-61, 86-79, 118-109

Wolves – Blazers 105-107

traction pools. That’s all there was to think about as Wolves lost at home to the listless (and lacking Lillard, Simons, Grant, Nurkic) Blazers 105-107 and in their bid to secure a playoff berth in the West, put in a difficult position -In.

Shendon Sharp with 27 points and Kevin Knox with 19 points were the leaders for Portland, who… don’t even want to win this season but got the win.

For Wolves – who saw Kyle Anderson miss a layup in the final – Anthony Edwards had 37 points while Karl-Anthony Towns was held to 8 points with just 1/3 shooting and 5/8 shooting.

THE DODECALPTA: 29-31, 62-56, 86-82, 105-107

Nets – Jazz 111-110

The Nets took on the Jazz and lost by 23 points. In the finals, however, they were relieved to see Kelly Olynyk fail in Utah’s final attack, winning 111-110 and getting even closer to their presence in the playoffs.

Michael Bridges led with 30 points, Cam Johnson added 18 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 17 points and 12 assists.

In the Jazz, Tailen Horton-Tucker had 32 points, Lauri Markkanen had 23 points (but 8/21 shooting), and Otsai Agbaji had 19 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 30-17, 53-42, 85-68, 111-110

Bulls – Grizzly Bears 128-107

The Bulls are desperate for the East play-in. They want it so bad that they pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season after coming back from -23 (38-61) against the Grizzlies and eventually beating them 128-107!

Zach LaVine led by 36 points, DeMar DeRozan added 31 points and Kobe White added 19 points.

With the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson had 31 points, Desmond Benn had 21 points, and Ja Morad had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-36, 53-68, 93-84, 128-107

Kings – Spurs 134-142

The Spurs don’t want to win this year. But the Kings just couldn’t beat them in Sacramento as the Spurs didn’t miss the opportunity, winning 134-142 in overtime for just their 20th win of the year.

Doug McDermott led with 30 points, Julian Champani added 26 points and Tre Jones had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

For the Kings, De’Aaron Fox had 28 points, Domantas Sabonis had 26 points, and Keegan Murray had 18 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 30-32, 58-63, 92-96, 123-123, 134-142

Cavaliers – Pacers 115-105

The Cavaliers did… what was needed against the indifferent Pacers. So they won 115-105 and are now just one win away from securing 4th place East and home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Donovan Mitchell led the winners with 40 points, with Darius Garland adding 20 points (but shooting 8/20) and Jarrett Allen and Carys LeVert adding 15 points each.

For the Pacers, Benedict Mathurin had 19 points and JJ McConnell had 16 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 28-28, 59-61, 86-87, 115-105

Magic – Pistons 128-102

The Magic continue to win whenever they get the chance, beating the Pistons 128-102, who in turn suffered their 20th loss in their last 21 games.

Jalen Suggs led by 18 points for the winners, with Cole Anthony adding 17 points and Franz Wagner adding 16 points.

With the Pistons, Killian Hayes had 20 points and Eugene Omorui had 19 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 34-29, 63-44, 91-68, 128-102