MIAMI (AP) — Khris Middleton had a thought pop into his head immediately after Milwaukee topped Miami to finish group play in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament with an unbeaten record.
Boston outscored the teams in its group by 27 points, compared with a plus-22 differential for Orlando and plus-20 for Brooklyn.
That meant the Celtics won East Group C.“You just know what the reason is,” Nets forward Mikal Bridges said.
The West race didn't end up with quite as much drama as the East had with the down-to-the-wire differential chasing.
The teams that lose in the quarterfinals will play a to-be-added regular-season game against each other, East vs. East and West vs. West.
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