NBA regular season ends

The regular season, in which 30 teams competed in the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, ended with 15 games.

While the teams that finished the regular season in the top 6 places in their conferences will be promoted directly to the play-off stage, the 7th and 8th teams that will compete in the play-offs will be determined after the play-in stage to be held between the teams that completed the regular season between the 7th and 10th places.

Play-off and play-in pairings have been announced

Eastern Conference leaders Milwaukee Bucks, runner-up Boston Celtics, Western Conference leader Denver Nuggets and runner-up Memphis Grizzlies will be determined by the play-in tournament.

The Philadelphia 76ers, who finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, will be matched with the 6th place Brooklyn Nets, while the 4th place Cleveland Cavaliers will share their trump card with the 5th place New York Knicks.

In the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings, which finished the season 3rd, will face the 6th placed Golden State Warriors, while the Phoenix Suns, which finished the season in 4th place, will face the 5th ranked Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles Lakers, who finished 7th in the Western Conference in the play-in tournament, will face the Minnesota Timberwolves, who finished in 8th place. The winning team of this match will take the 7th place straight and will face the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. The losing side will face the 9th-placed New Orleans Pelicans and the 10th-placed Oklahoma City Thunder winner for 8th place. The winner of this matchup will face the Denver Nuggets, the leader of the Western Conference, in the play-offs.

In the Eastern Conference, the 7th ranked Miami Heat will face the 8th place Atlanta Hawks, and the winner will be placed 7th to face the Boston Celtics in the playoffs. The losing side of this match will fight for the 8th place with the winner of the Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls match. The winner of this matchup will face the Eastern Conference leader Milwaukee Bucks in the play-off stage.

Furkan Korkmaz’s team finished in 3rd place

In the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 134-105 in their last game and finished the regular season in 3rd place.

Furkan Korkmaz, a national player for the 76ers, played for about 30 minutes with 11 points and 3 rebounds in the match.

Mac McClung, Shake Milton and Louis King each scored 20 points on the visitors. In Nets, Cam Thomas’ 46 points were not enough to prevent the defeat.

The 76ers, who finished the regular season in the 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, and the Nets, who finished in the 6th place, will face each other next weekend in the first round of the playoffs.

Cedi Osman’s team took the 4th place

Charlotte Hornets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, for whom national basketball player Cedi Osman also played, 106-95 on the road and finished the regular season in the 4th position.

Mark Williams and Bryce McGowens each scored 22 points for the Hornets.

National basketball player Cedi Osman, who stayed on the field for about 16 minutes in Cleveland Cavaliers, finished the fight with 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Sam Merrill was the team’s top scorer with 17 points for the Cavaliers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who finished 4th in the Eastern Conference, will face the 5th ranked New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.

Ömer Faruk Yurtseven’s team will play play-in

The Miami Heat, played by the national player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, defeated the Orlando Magic 123-110 and closed the regular season with a victory and earned the right to play in the 7th place.

Udonis Haslem added 24 points and Duncan Robinson 20 points for the Heat. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven contributed to the victory with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in the match in which he played for 24 minutes.

Kevon Harris scored 22 points and Caleb Houston scored 21 for the Orlando Magic.

The Miami Heat, which finished 7th in the Eastern Conference, will face the Atlanta Hawks, who finished the regular season in 8th place in the play-in tournament.

Alperen Şengün’s team, the Rockets, finished the season

In the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets defeated the Washington Wizards 114-109 with the «double-double» performance of international player Alperen Şengün. The Rockets finished the season 14th in their conference.

Şengün, who started in the top 5 of the Rockets and stayed on the field for 23 minutes and 32 seconds, contributed to the victory with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Jordan Goodwin’s 22 points for the Wizards were not enough to bring his team a win.

Results:

Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs: 117-138

Denver Nuggets-Sacramento Kings: 109-95

Los Angeles Lakers-Utah Jazz: 128-117

Minnesota Timberwolves-New Orleans Pelicans: 113-108

Oklahoma City Thunder-Memphis Grizzlies: 115-100

Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Clippers: 114-119

Portland Trail Blazers-Golden State Warriors: 101-157

Boston Celtics-Atlanta Hawks: 120-114

Brooklyn Nets-Philadelphia 76ers: 105-134

Chicago Bulls-Detroit Pistons: 103-81

Cleveland Cavaliers-Charlotte Hornets: 95-106

Miami Heat-Orlando Magic: 123-110

New York Knicks-Indiana Pacers: 136-141

Toronto Raptors-Milwaukee Bucks: 121-105

Washington Wizards-Houston Rockets: 109-114