The Pacers and Bulls won their season finales against VERY TIRED and thus RESTING teams, negating Miami's win against an also tired and resting team to clinch the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots.
Miami needed a victory and a loss by either IN or Chicago to reach the postseason.
The NBA playoffs begin Saturday afternoon.
"I don't know if I've ever wanted something more for a team", an emotional Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "I do understand it".
The Nets announced Trevor Booker, Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez will sit out due to rest, while injuries will sideline Quincy Acy (ankle), Joe Harris (shoulder) and Sean Kilpatrick (hamstring). They understand how important going into the offseason healthy is for us. "That's my responsibility as coach". Wins, losses, injuries, trades, all the things that we went through as a team, to continue to stick together and find a way.
The Miami Heat are in a must-win situation at home to close out the season as they host the Washington Wizards tonight at 8PM ET. Brooklyn plays hard for their head coach, and they are a team that competes for the full 48 minutes despite what their putrid record says.
"It's frustrating for me". "There is a lot of different reasons".
The Clippers had to win their game against Sacramento to clinch the fourth seed ahead of Utah, and they did so easily, 115-95.
The rest of the National Basketball Association - players, coaches and media - took notice of what was happening in South Beach.
Bobby Portis added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Rajon Rondo ended with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists in the win, as Chicago won the season series 3-1.
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The Wizards are 4-16-1 ATS in their last 21 games playing on 1 days rest, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. Sitting at home during the postseason would also sting for the franchise after they spent the previous year celebrating its 50th season. I think that had to help them.
It did, but the Heat were hoping for another Net win, and a spot against top-seeded Boston in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs later this week.
The youth movement had its hands full against a playoff-hungry team that ran out to a 27-13 first-quarter lead and never looked back. The Bulls have scored 100 or more points in each of their last seven meetings with the Nets (110.4 ppg).
"We're in there", Butler said.
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Archie Goodwin put up 20 points and K.J. McDaniels added 15 for Brooklyn, which committed 18 turnovers and was outscored 37-17 during the final 12 minutes. "So you want them guys to get out there and get that experience of that first game".
"Going into the season, we would have loved to be in the playoffs and have home court, and we've done that".
"Like we do everything, it's a decision that we took as a franchise, an organization". We have a lot of work to do, " Atkinson said.
The Cavs play the Raptors on Wednesday, and the Celtics play the Bucks. LeBron is reportedly resting again for the season finale, and the Bucks reportedly plan to rest many of their players. "I can understand why the fans would be a little bit upset, but if you look across the league every team that has an opportunity to do it and is doing it".
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