Cleveland Cavaliers overthrew reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA regular season final round.
11.4. 07:47 • Updated April 11th. 08:34
Lauri Markkasen represented by the Cleveland Cavaliers ended the basketball with a 133-115 NBA regular season win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The victory ensured that Cleveland finished eighth in the Eastern Conference. This means the Cavaliers will face the Brooklyn Nets in the playoffs. The winner of the match pair advances to the playoffs.
If Cleveland had lost, it could have dropped all the way to ten.
In the last match of the regular season against the reigning champion, Markkanen was the second best scorer on his team. Markkanen, who played for about 21 minutes, scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds at the defense.
Of Markkanen’s seven third attempts, four sank. The balance of the Finnish throws was 8/11 and he succeeded completely in the free throw line (3/3).
The Cavaliers started the game really briskly as the team scored the first 14 points of the fight.
– It showed that we had a stake in the match. The team got off to a good start and immediately took control of the game, Cleveland head coach JB Bickerstaff stated.
The Cavaliers ’best scorer in the match had knocked out 32 points Kevin Love. The Bucks did not play in the match with their best crew as the team rested their key players.
Results of the regular season final round:
Brooklyn – Indiana 134-126
Charlotte – Washington 124-108
Cleveland – Milwaukee 133-115
Houston – Atlanta 114-130
Memphis – Boston 110-139
Orlando – Miami 125-111
Philadelphia – Detroit 118-106
New York – Toronto 105-94
Minnesota – Chicago 120-124
Dallas – San Antonio 130-120
Denver – LA Lakers ** and 141-146
** LA Clippers – Oklahoma 138-88
New Orleans – Golden State 107-128
Phoenix – Sacramento 109-116
Portland – Utah 80-111