Heat and Pelicans overcome key absences to take final playoff spots
In the Western Conference, the New Orleans Pelicans, also missing their key man with forward Zion Williamson out with a hamstring injury, beat the Sacramento Kings 105-98 to set up a first-round series with the number one seed Oklahoma City Thunder. It is the second straight season that Miami have earned the eighth-seed spot via the play-in tournament and they will play the Celtics for the fourth time in the last five post-seasons. Butler suffered a sprained MCL knee ligament in Wednesday's defeat... Читать дальше...