The Nets and the Wolves spin in the playoffs, the Cavs and the Clippers will have one last chance

We are starting to see more clearly in this play-in story. The Brooklyn Nets and the Minnesota Timberwolves, respective winners of the Cavaliers (115-108) and the Clippers (109-104), qualified for the playoffs on Tuesday. The former will face Boston, the latter Memphis. As for the winners of the evening, they will still have a last chance match against the winners of the other play-offs to come.

Favorite, Brooklyn was able to count on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, 59 cumulative points. But the meeting that we thought folded at the end of the first quarter (40-20), was finally made more indecisive by the Cavs.

“We had ups and downs, but we stuck together, we were resilient. We feel good, even if we know that the work is not finished,” commented Kyrie Irving (34 pts, 12 assists).

Crazy money-time between Wolves and Clippers

In the West, there was electricity in the air between Wolves and Clippers, with sometimes borderline contact, Patrick Beverley and Marcus Morris excelling in their notorious ability to pick trouble. And there was even glue on the floor, where a spectator with obscure motives tried to stick her hands together, before the security service excluded her.

And it was Minnesota who had the last word, at the cost of a fiery money-time, where, trailing by ten points, he inflicted a 16-2 to take the lead, thanks to Anthony Edwards (30 pts ) and D’Angelo Russell (29 pts, 6 assists). All without Karl-Anthony Towns, out for six fouls, after going through (11 pts, 3/11 on shots).

Last chance

For Cleveland like the Clippers, there remains a hope of hanging the play-offs. This will require winning at home on Friday against the winner of the play-off between Atlanta and Charlotte for the Cavs. With a first round in sight against Miami. As for the LA franchise, it will play its joker on Friday at home against the winner of the play-off between New Orleans and San Antonio.