The Mavericks are left with no margin of error after the triumph of the Thunder in their visit to the Jazz
MADRID, 7 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish basketball player Ricky Rubio, point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, started his team this Friday for the victory over the Orlando Magic (94-118) in an inconsequential duel ahead of the playoffs, while the Dallas Mavericks they ran out of margin of error after the victory of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their visit to the Utah Jazz (98-114).
At the Amway Center in Orlando (Florida), both teams no longer played anything for the purposes of final classification in the regular league. With the Cavs consolidated in fourth place in the Eastern Conference and with the Magic already without options to even get into the ‘play-in’, the game served for less common players to enjoy the leading role.
In this way, Rubio scored five points and distributed five assists during the 20:28 minutes he was on the field. The highlight of his team was guard Danny Green with 21 points scored in 26:02 minutes. On the part of the locals, point guard Jalen Suggs stood out with 22 points in total.
In the East, the victory of the Miami Heat also stood out in their visit to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia by 101-129. Thanks to 24 points from Jimmy Butler and another 24 points from Tyler Herro, the Heat defeated the 76ers and stayed alive in their fight to finish sixth to avoid the ‘play-in’.
In the other conference, the good result of the Thunder in their visit to Salt Lake City put the Jazz off the horse definitively and at the same time left the Mavericks without room for maneuver in their fight to access the ‘play-in’. Luka Doncic’s team should win the two remaining games against the Bulls and Spurs, and Oklahoma lost the last regular season game against Memphis.
–SPANISH PLAYERS STATISTICS:
RICKY RUBIO: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.