The Raptors, to which NBA = American professional basketball player Yuta Watanabe belongs, won the Hawks game on the 5th and decided to advance to the playoffs for the first time in two seasons.
Of the 15th place in the Eastern Conference, the 6th place Raptors defeated the 8th place Hawks, who is also aiming to advance to the playoffs at the base, 118 to 108 on the 5th, with a total record of 46 wins and 33 losses.
The 7th-placed Cavaliers, who lost on the same day as the defeated Hawks, decided that they would not reach the Raptors' 46 wins even if they won all the remaining games, and the Raptors' 6th place was confirmed.
As a result, the Raptors decided to advance to the playoffs for the first time in two seasons, replacing the Bulls with the bulls and moving up to 5th place.
Watanabe did not participate in this match.
On the other hand, Wizards' Rui Hachimura, who has already lost the possibility of advancing to the playoffs, started the game against Timberwolves at the opponent's home base and scored 12 points in the first half, including two successful three-point shots. I did.
In this match, Hachimura, who aggressively aimed to shoot, continued to score points in the second half, playing the longest 37 minutes and 23 seconds of this season, 21 points, which is the highest number of this season, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. did.
The Wizards won the match 132-114, with a total record of 35-4.