Boston secured the title in the Atlantic Division
4.05.2013
James Harden made his career record of 40 points, including five of eight accurate shooting for a three points in the victory of Oklahoma City with 109:97 against Phoenix in a meeting of the National Basketball Association in the USA and Canada (NBA).
Kevin Durant added 29 points for the Thunder, which remained for half game of San Antonio in the battle for first place and household advantage in the Western Conference. Only eight days before the end of the abbreviated regular season, the Spurs, who won a fifth consecutive victory against Sacramento after 127:102, are with balance of 45:16, while Oklahoma City is one game and one loss more than their opponent.
Jared Dudley scored 21 points for Phoenix, but the Suns were in ninth place after Utah's victory against Portland. Jazz climbed on eighth position, which gives the right to participate in the playoffs.
Chicago get closer to the first place in the East after defeat weakest team of Charlotte with 100:68. Richard Hamilton made 22 points in 24 minutes of play for the Bulls, which took a break on Luol Deng and to their leading scorer Derrick Rose. However, the Bulls were accurate in 48 percent of the shootings under the basket and scored nine
From 19 attempts of three-point area. Bobcats did lose 18th straight game and will improve the eternal record for the worst rates in the NBA if they fail to win at least one of their last five fights.
LeBron James scored 28 points in Miami's victory over Toronto 96:72. He scored 12 of 15 shooting and step-deserved rest before the playoffs, where the Heat will probably start the second playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
Boston Celtics won the title in Atlantic Division after the victory with 102:98 over the Orlando Magic.
The decisive basket in the final seconds for the the winners scored Paul Pierce. He compensates for the absence of the injured Radzhon Rondo, recording 14 assists. Most important, however was that he shot seven seconds before the end which gave four points ahead of Celtics. Pierce finished with 29 points and Boston (37-26) won the division title and secured at least fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Orlando (36-26), sixth in the East, lagging with 13 points seven minutes before the end but turned to 98:96 after hangs of Glenn Davis 31 seconds before the final siren. Davis finished with 27 points and Nelson added 21 for Orlando, who were traumatized without Dwight Howard.
Here are the results of the NBA:
Chicago - Charlotte 100:68;
Philadelphia - Cleveland 103:87;
Washington - Milwaukee 121:112;
Atlanta - Detroit 116:84;
New York Knicks - New Jersey 104:95;
Miami - Toronto 96:72;
Boston - Orlando 102:98;
Memphis - New Orleans 103:91;
Dallas - Houston 117:110;
Los Angeles Clippers - Denver 104:98;
Oklahoma City - Phoenix 109:97;
Utah - Portland 112:91;
San Antonio - Sacramento 127:102;
Los Angeles Lakers - Golden State 99:87.
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