The Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks eased to victories to advance to the knockout stage of the NBA Cup with clear sweeps of their teams, however reigning NBA champions Boston Celtics had been eradicated.
The Knicks recorded an emphatic 121-106 win towards the Orlando Magic at Madison Sq. Backyard to complete East Group A unbeaten and safe home-field benefit within the quarter-finals.
Karl-Anthony Cities scored 23 factors and grabbed 15 rebounds, whereas Josh Hart contributed a triple-double of 11 factors, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
Regardless of defeat, the Magic clinched the East wild card berth on factors differential over the Celtics, who additionally completed the group stage with a 3-1 document.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard starred because the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 128-107 to clinch East Group B undefeated.
Antetokounmpo – NBA MVP in 2019 and 2020 – scored 28 factors with seven rebounds and eight assists whereas Lillard scored 27.
The Bucks scored 23 three-pointers throughout their seventh-consecutive victory and can host the Orlando Magic within the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, a 37-point efficiency from Luka Doncic impressed the Dallas Mavericks to beat a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 and safe the West wild card spot.
They are going to journey to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder within the subsequent spherical after they thrashed the Utah Jazz 133-106 to clinch West Group B over the Phoenix Suns.
The Knicks will host the Atlanta Hawks – who gained East Group C forward of the Celtics – on Wednesday.
The Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors will contest the final quarter-final after profitable their teams regardless of final-game losses to the Sacramento Kings and the Denver Nuggets respectively.
The quarter-final victors will advance to semi-finals performed on 14 December in Las Vegas, with the ultimate three days later within the metropolis.
In Tuesday’s different video games, the LA Clippers beat the Portland Path Blazers 127-105, the Phoenix Suns defeated the San Antonio Spurs 104-93 and the Cleveland Cavaliers thrashed the Washington Wizards 118-87.
The Philadelphia 76ers gained on the street on the Charlotte Hornets (110-104) whereas the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 122-111.