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Khris Middleton scored 22 points for the Bucks,
who will enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern
Conference for the first time in franchise history. They were
top seed in the Western Conference three times in their first
six years of existence, the last in the 1973-74 season.
Joel Embiid recorded his second career triple-double with 34
points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in his return from a
three-game absence caused by a left knee soreness.
The mood between two of the top three teams in the East was set
early. Less than three minutes into the game, an on-court
incident between the Bucks' Eric Bledsoe and the Sixers' Joel
Embiid ended with Bledsoe's ejection because of two technical
fouls.
Warriors 108, Lakers 90
DeMarcus Cousins scored eight of his game-high 21 points in the
first seven minutes as Golden State blitzed host Los Angeles.
The win allowed the Warriors to reduce their magic number to two
for clinching the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Quinn Cook came off the bench to score 18 points for Golden
State, and Kevin Durant scored 15 points. Reserve Johnathan
Williams scored 17 to pace the Lakers.
Kings 117, Cavaliers 104
Buddy Hield scored a game-high 23 points to help Sacramento hold
off visiting Cleveland.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18 points, and De'Aaron Fox recorded 16
points and 10 assists for the Kings. Marvin Bagley III
registered 15 points and eight rebounds, and Nemanja Bjelica had
10 points.
Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting for the
Cavaliers, who lost their seventh straight game and fell to 6-34
on the road.
--Field Level Media
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