NBA Set To Start First Round Of Playoffs

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Published on April 11 2022 5:59 am
Last Updated on April 11 2022 5:59 am

The NBA’s regular season came to an end Sunday and the match-ups are set for the play-in games before the first round of the playoffs.

Up first is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in the seventh place vs. eighth place games.

 

Mavericks' Doncic Suffers Calf Strain

Dallas Mavericks star Lukda Doncic suffered a calf strain late in the third quarter of the team’s last game of the regular season Sunday, with the playoffs ahead. However,

ESPN reported there’s initial optimism that it’s not a significant injury.

The Mavericks will be playing the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs, beginning Saturday. 

 

Lakers Coach To  Be Fired

ESPN reported Sunday night that the Los Angeles Lakers will fire head coach Frank Vogel, and that he will be notified as soon as today.

The news came soon after the Lakers ended their disappointing 33-49 season with a 146-141 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets.

Vogel, who signed with L.A. in 2019, said after the game, “I haven’t been told s*** . . . we’ll deal with tomorrow, tomorrow.”

 

Thybulle Won't Be Allowed In Canada

The Philadephia 76ers won’t have Matisse Thybulle with them for their first-round playoff games against the Raptors in Toronto, Games 3 and 4, since he’s not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and therefore won’t be allowed into Canada.

The defensive specialist told reporters Sunday that he got a first shot of the Pfizer vaccine, but didn’t get the second after learning he could still be infected with Covid despite the vaccination.

 

National Basketball Association

Sunday, April 10 Scoreboard

Chicago 124, Minnesota 120

Brooklyn 134, Indiana 126

Charlotte 124, Washington 108

Cleveland 133, Milwaukee 115

Atlanta 130, Houston 114

Boston 139, Memphis 110

New York 105, Toronto 94

Orlando 125, Miami 111

Philadelphia 11, Detroit 106

Dallas 130, San Antonio 120

Los Angeles Lakers 146, Denver 141 (OT)

Los Angeles Clippers 138, Oklahoma City 88

Golden State 128, New Orleans 107

Sacramento 116, Phoenix 109

Utah 111, Portland 80


Monday, April 11

No games scheduled