Cavaliers get past Warriors, clinch NBA playoff berth
LOS ANGELES, United States — The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their Eastern Conference playoff ticket with a 118-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors Friday (Manila time).
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points, Max Strus added 24, and Jarrett Allen had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavs.
Gui Santos and Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points apiece for the Warriors, who were again without injured star Stephen Curry.
The Detroit Pistons, trying to hold off the Boston Celtics for top seed in the East, beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-108 in a matchup of depleted teams.
Daniss Jenkins scored 26 points and Jalen Duren added 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons, who were again without star guard Cade Cunningham as he continues to recover from a collapsed lung.
Timberwovles star Anthony Edwards, who returned from a six-game injury absence in a win over Dallas on Monday, was a late scratch with right knee pain and illness.
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