Nets clinch first playoff berth in East
TAMPA, Fla. — Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Jeff Green had 22 points, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Tuesday night and clinched a playoff spot.
Durant, who was playing his second game after returning from a thigh injury, added 10 rebounds in 33 minutes for his eighth double-double of the season. Durant hit a 3-pointer with 1:47 remaining and glared at the Toronto bench after putting his team up 111-101.
Kyrie Irving finished with nine points, six rebounds and four assists while making just three of 13 shots. But the other seven Nets who played all finished in double figures.
MAVERICKS 133 WARRIORS 103
Luka Doncic scored 39 points as short-handed Dallas jumped on host Golden State from the start.
Stephen Curry scored 27 points with five more 3-pointers, extending his NBA record for 3-pointers in a month to 90 in April after he reached 85 on Sunday night to pass James Harden’s 82 set in November 2019.
BLAZERS 133, PACERS 112
Anfernee Simons scored 27 points on nine 3-pointers, two shy of Damian Lillard’s franchise record, and Portland routed host Indiana to end its fivegame losing streak.
THUNDER 119, CELTICS 115
Lu Dort scored 24 points, Darius Bazley added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Oklahoma City snapped a 14-game skid with a win at Boston.
BUCKS 114, HORNETS 104
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Brook Lopez added 22 points, and Milwaukee held off host Charlotte to avoid a sweep of the teams’ regular-season series. Kris Middleton scored 17 points for the Bucks, who bounced back from a 111-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.