CJ McCollum and the Portland Trail Blazers barge into the playoffs with a thrilling 126-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
With a resounding 128-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns finished the seeding games undefeated and unscathed.
The Memphis Grizzlies booked a spot in the play-in series as they cruised past the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks, 119-106.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat as Chris Paul is now set to face his former team, Houston Rockets, in the first round of the upcoming playoffs.
Behind Stanley Johnson’s game-winner, the Toronto Raptors escaped the returning Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers, 125-121.
The Milwaukee Bucks won but Giannis Antetokounmpo was thrown out of the game after initiating a headbutt on Washington Wizards center Moe Wagner.
Behind Damian Lillard’s 61-point detonation over the Dallas Mavericks, the Portland Trail Blazers moved to the 8th spot in the Western Conference standings.
The undefeated Phoenix Suns continue to bank on Devin Booker’s scoring as they defeated the depleted Philadelphia 76ers, 130-117.
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat banked on their defensive prowess to carve a convincing 114-92 victory over T.J. Warren and the Indiana Pacers.
With how Jusuf Nurkic is performing incredibly well in the bubble, imagine how high the Blazers could be in the standings if the big man was healthy the whole year.
