NBA PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT SCORES…
BROOKLYN 115 – Cleveland 108… The Nets jumped out to a 20-point lead after the first quarter and held off the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference play-in opener. Brooklyn becomes the conference’s seventh seed and advances to take on Boston in the first round of the playoffs. Kyrie Irving had game-highs with 34 points and 12 assists. Kevin Durant added 25 points and 11 assists.
MINNESOTA 109 – L.A. Clippers 104… The Timberwolves got 30 points from Anthony Edwards and 29 from D’Angelo Russell in topping the Clippers to claim the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They will meet Memphis in the first round.