Pistons Clinch Playoffs | Spurs End Hawks Streak – NBA Updates

Detroit (United States), March 21, 2026 – I Detroit Pistons I’m there first team in the Eastern Conference (the third ever after Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs) to harpoon a place in the next NBA playoffs. Decisive to reach this important goal was the victory obtained tonight by the Michigan franchise against the Golden State Warriorsdefeated 115-101. Despite the absences of Cade Cunningham (out for at least a couple of weeks due to a lung problem) on one side and Steph Curry (in the pits since the match against Detroit at the end of January due to a knee problem), the match still provided a spectacle and was decided by the Pistons in the two central quarters, in which they achieved an overall score of 66-47. On the shields, Jalen Duren with 23 points and Daniss Jenkins with 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Also in the East, the positive streak of the Atlanta Hawks came to an end after eleven victories in a row, as they were beaten with a peremptory 117-95 by the Houston Rockets, capable of making the decisive push after the break with a third quarter of 39 points scored and only 22 conceded. Standing out on the Texans’ offensive front were Kevin Durant (25 points), Jabari Smith (23) and Alperen Sengun (15 points with 10 assists and 9 rebounds). Precious victories instead for the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics: the New York franchise took the “Big Apple derby” by defeating the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 at the last gasp (fourteenth consecutive success in the derby for the Knicks). A game that followed the progression of a rollercoaster, with the Nets starting strong and even reaching +13 in the second quarter before suffering a comeback from the Knicks, capable – thanks to a 31-15 score in the third quarter – of overturning the situation and taking the lead of the match. A lead that was eight points with 1′ to go and which the Nets tried to eliminate by returning to -1 and ultimately also missing the shot of a possible success with Ben Saraf. The MVP of the match went to Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished with a double double thanks to 26 points scored and 15 rebounds collected. A sprint victory also for the Boston Celtics, who beat Memphis by beating the Grizzlies 117-112: what changed the cards on the table was the 33-24 recorded in the final 12 minutes by the green and whites, driven by the majestic performances of Jaylen Brown (30 points) and Luka Garza (22 points coming off the bench and best performance of the season for him). Returning to the West, there are also to be recorded the victory by the Denver Nuggets and the misstep by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Colorado franchise, driven by Jamal Murray (31 points) and Nikola Jokic (author of 22 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds but also the basket that closed the score with 45″ to go), overcame the Toronto Raptors 121-115, while the Timberwolves – orphaned by Anthony Edwards and with rotations reduced to the bone (eight men took to the field) – lost 108-104 against the Portland Trail Blazers by Jerami Grant (26 points) and Deni Avdija (25).