On April 20, Beijing time, the last two games of the NBA play-offs ended, and the Heat without Butler eliminated the Bulls to win the last playoff spot in the East, and they will challenge the Celtics in the first round;
Bulls 91-112 Heat
Butler was injured, and the Heat led the Bulls by 17 points at 34-17 in the first quarter, and although the Bulls tried to pull back seven points in the second quarter, they lost to the Heat by 12 points in the third quarter 23-35, and the Heat easily won in the final quarter. At the end of this game, the Bulls are out, and the Heat have the last playoff spot in the East, and they will challenge the Celtics in the first round with the best record in the league.
The Bulls DeRozan had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Vucevic 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, White 13 points and 4 assists, Dosunmu 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and Caruso 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. The Heat's Herro had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Jaime Hakes Jr. started with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Bam Adebayo had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Love had 16 points and 7 boards.
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Pelicans star Zion was injured, Fox and Sabonis combined for 19 points in the first quarter, the Kings had a slight advantage at 24-22, and the Pelicans bench scored 19 points in the second quarter, and they limited the Kings to 40% shooting, and at halftime, the Pelicans outscored the Kings by nine points at 54-45. The third quarter was tied at 29-29, and halfway through the final quarter, the Pelicans extended their lead to 20 points, after which the Kings failed to narrow the gap to within five points and ultimately lost. After this game, the Kings were eliminated, and the Pelicans won the last playoff spot in the West, and they will challenge the Thunder, the first place in the West, in the first round. Pelicans Ingram 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Varland 19 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Murphy 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, McCollum 7 points and 3 assists, Nance Jr. 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Marshall 11 points and 6 boards, Alvarado 10 points and 5 boards. For the Kings, Fox had 35 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Sabonis had 23 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, Barnes had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Murray had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
So far, the 8 groups of NBA2023-24 playoffs have all been released, the East is: Celtics Vs Heat, Knicks Vs 76ers, Bucks Vs Pacers, Cavaliers Vs Magic, and the West is: Thunder Vs Pelicans, Nuggets Vs Lakers, Timberwolves Vs Suns, Clippers Vs Mavericks.