One playoff berth is left to be clinched inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble.
The Memphis Grizzlies hold the inside track to land the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed after it corrected its poor form with a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday.
San Antonio and New Orleans also earned victories Friday to keep pressure on Memphis and Portland, who currently sits in ninth place.
The final two playoff berths in the Eastern Conference were handed out to the Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic.
Brooklyn clinched its postseason spot through a win over Sacramento, while Orlando landed its berth by way of Washington’s fifth consecutive defeat.
Philadelphia made an impact in its seeding race, as it overcame some early struggles to beat the Magic and move level with Indiana in the hunt for the East’s No. 5 seed.
Boston controlled the final matchup of the six-game slate against Toronto, but it is still 3.5 games back of the Raptors with the seeding games dwindling down in central Florida.
August 7 Results, Stats and Highlights
San Antonio 119, Utah 111
Derrick White (SA): 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Jakob Poeltl (SA): 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
Jordan Clarkson (UTA): 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
Derrick White led the Spurs to a vital win in the hunt for eighth place against a depleted Utah Jazz squad.
Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley and Royce O’Neale did not play for Utah and Joe Ingles featured for 17 minutes.
White has been one of the best guards inside the bubble, as he produced another 24 points in Friday’s victory.
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