The last week of qualifying games at the NBA’s Orlando Bubble will be true to the race for No. 8 in the Western Conference.
Portland and San Antonio won more flats in Memphis on Saturday, while New Orleans and Sacramento were officially withdrawn from the competition.
Damian Lillard and DeMar DeRozan produced standout performances for their respective sides to move within a game of the struggling Grizzlies.
The difference between eighth-place Memphis and Phoenix in 11th place is 1.5 games. Memphis, Portland and San Antonio have two games remaining, while the Suns have three left to play.
At the Eastern Conference, Toronto and Boston won to further consolidate their locations throughout Milwaukee in the most sensible place.
The Raptors and Celtics are locked in No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, so if they win their first-round game, they will face each other in the Eastern semi-finals.
Oklahoma City 121, Washington 103
Danilo Gallinari (OKC): 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Darius Bazley (OKC): 23 PTS, 7 REB
Jerome Robinson (WSH): 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
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The NBA announces the schedule and TV news of the first and most recent entry games for the eighth seed of the West ➡️