Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks fight for NBA playoff participation

Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks fight for NBA playoff participation

The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks Number 10 are set on Wednesday, won their first play-in game of the NBA on Wednesday and thus qualified for a crucial game, in which the Playoffs goes.

Miami Heat defeat the Chicago Bulls

First, the HEAT defeated the Chicago Bulls in 9th place with 109-90 in Windy City and move into the next game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.

The Guard of Miami Heat, Tyler Herro, shone with 38 points at 13 out of 19 litter tests in a dominant performance. The bulls had great difficulties to control him.

Andrew Wiggins, who came to the Heat through a trade from the Golden State Warriors in the middle of the season, contributed 20 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks, while Bam Adebayo recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Although it seemed to be a difficult game for Miami on paper, they dominated the game and went into the half-time break at 71-47 without leaving their lead throughout the game.

coach Spoelstra speaks plain text

It is the third year in a row that the heat in the play-in-mini turn off tournament . But Coach Erik Spoelstra emphasizes that after a difficult regular season, a balance of 37-45 is not yet over.

"We are only halfway," Spoelstra explained to the reporters after the game. "We were not lucky enough to just win one game and then be there automatically. The boys are happy about this victory and have really invested a lot. It doesn't just happen overnight. I think something has developed in the past few weeks."

view of the next game

On Friday, the Heat meet in Atlanta on the Hawks to determine eighth place in the Eastern Conference, which will compete against the top seeds Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. The Hawks lost their first play-in game on Monday against Orlando Magic.

Mavericks defeat the Kings

In the second game of the evening, the Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings set in 9th place with 120-106 and thus secured a duel against the Memphis Grizzlies for a playoff place.

After a difficult season for the Dallas fans, mainly because of the decision, the franchise player luka dončić , this victory enables the Mavericks at least to extend their season.

Anthony Davis, who came to Texas as part of the trades for Dončić, led the Mavericks with 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

Klay Thompson's strong performance

Thompson's decisive contribution came exactly one year after his last game for the Warriors, in which he missed all his 10 throws and thus marked the end of an era for the "Splash Brothers" in California.

"It is human to want to prove after such a season at the end of the end," the 35-year-old Guard told the reporters. "But I think I started the game well by trying to play passes, get rebound and play defense. The throws came to me afterwards."

Thompson added: "We had a tumulty season to express it. The problem of injury hit us as strongly as I have never seen before. But we still play in playoff basketball. We can really give hope to the city of Dallas, especially if we go to Memphis and repeat this kind of performance."

The Mavericks in the decisive game

The Mavericks will meet the grizzlies for eighth place in the Western Conference on Friday and the opportunity to in the first round of Playoffs to play against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

For the Kings, the defeat on Wednesday means the end of a disappointing season, in which it in December head trainer Mike brown and in February the Star Point Guard de’Aaron Fox handed over to the San Antonio Spurs.

shortly after the defeat, the Kings reported that they want to separate themselves from General Manager Monte McNair.

schedule for the decisive games on Friday

• Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks, 7:00 p.m. ET - TNT
• Dallas Mavericks @ Memphis Grizzlies, 9:30 p.m. ET - ESPN