On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA played 5 regular season games, and the east-west rankings changed. The Nets fell to tenth in the East and the Hawks moved up to eighth in the East. The Warriors reversed the Jazz and their chances of holding third in the West improved. The Heat extended their lead in the East.
Philadelphia beat the Hornets 144-114, and Philadelphia remained fourth in the East, 2.5 wins behind the First Heat in the East. Wasps hit eighth to the detriment. Philadelphia scored in double figures for seven players and all five in the starting lineup, with Embiid having 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in the 3rd quarter, Tobias Harris with 23 points and five rebounds and Maxi with 19 points and four assists. Harden had 12 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists.
The Nets' battle against the Hawks is a very critical card battle. Durant fired 55 points, setting a new career scoring record and breaking a series of records. But Owen and Mills didn't feel good and wasted a lot of ammunition. The Hawks' Trae Young scored wildly in the final quarter with 3:31, scoring 3 goals to 7 points and scoring 4 from the free throws. In the final 91 seconds, he scored 11 points alone.
The Hawks moved up to eighth in the East with this win, the Nets to tenth in the East and the Hornets ninth in the East.
The Heat beat the Bulls 127-109 on the day, with Jimmy Butler having 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Lowry having 19 points and 10 assists. Strus scored 10 points. Sixth man Giro scored 19 points. Bulls DeRozan scored 26 points. LaVine scored 33 points.
The Heat are now 50-28 in first place in the East, 1.5 wins ahead of the Second Place Bucks in the East. The team's form has returned, winning three consecutive wins and holding the first place in the East with a high probability.
The Cavaliers beat the Knicks 119-101, and the Cavaliers remained seventh in the East, not much change in the rankings.
The Warriors reversed the Jazz 111-107, and Tang Shen was in excellent shape, scoring 36 points and shooting 8-of-17 from three-point range. Poole had 31 points, six rebounds and six assists and 6-of-15 three-pointers. Green had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
The Warriors' current record of 49 wins and 29 losses locks in a playoff spot and leads the fourth-place Lone Rangers in the West by one win. Curry won't be able to return until the playoffs, and for the rest of the regular season, the Warriors will have to count on the double-gun Tang Shen and Poole to erupt on the offensive end.