It was Batum's night. He made 8 three pointers in only three quarters. The match finished early, if Bulls kept the difference closer Batum could've played more and possibly break a record. Clippers made insane threes, %50 with 20/40, that made the difference. Bulls mostly play with mid-range shooting. They have one of the worst records for three points attempting so it's hard to win games in this era without any significant three points number. Westbrook vs. Beverley was fun to watch.
Bulls is in comfortable position in tenth place in the East. Wizards can't catch them. It was an important win for Clippers because the West is a mess. Anything can change in one game. Fourth and eleventh place has only three win difference.

This is not a very alien type of tactic. This has been done before and this has also worked for other teams as well, as far as I know.

Already missing important players in the playoffs. Missing any other players going into the playoff is certainly going to result in bad situations for them.
So, I also believe that this is the right thing to do.

I'm thinking that maybe, Jason Kidd's job as coach is also on the line right now. I mean they made this trade with Kyrie and thinks that it will be better for the team, but it turns out to be the opposite as they used to be on the top bracket before the acquisition. And what made it worst is that Luka got injured and then the technical fouls on his is piling up as well. So he is really frustrated with what is going on and they didn't expect that they will go down and slide as far as 11th place and now trying to salvage their season just to be in the play-in.

Yeah, Batum performed well against the Bulls. Out of curiosity, I checked his stats this season and noticed that he only makes 3-point shots and has almost no other activity on the court. I don't know if it's the Clippers coach's decision to use Batum that way, but it's weird to me. Honestly, I used to think Batum was a more versatile player, especially when he played for the Blazers.

Lakers getting better is a great story but the one I am really sad about is Mavs, I still can't believe that they have been this bad. And this happened right when all the teams are close to each other and all the games are getting close to end, if they had some more time then everything could be different. All in all I believe that we shouldn't really be worried about the situation for Mavs since they have Luka Doncic and one way or another they will build a great team for him. They tried Porzingis on his early years, now they are trying Kyrie, and none of that worked but one day they will do something that will work out for him for sure.

Yeah, he is already getting the minutes and I think he deserves it. What I want to see for Coach Kidd is how he can manage to still use the other players like Justin Holiday who is the one affected by the sudden growth of Hardy. They have a deep bench, he might as well maximize it and try other combinations that might lift this Mavs back up for a play-in tournament chance, and who knows if they can steal the 8th spot for the playoffs.
They are not that far, tied with the Lakers and Thunder at 37 wins and they still have 6 games left while 7 games for the teams that was mentioned, it can still be done.

He is trying to space the floor more by using threats in 3-point field goals but they are forgetting that the rim is always open when they do that. This is not far from what GSW has done and still doing now. But, they have Draymond or Looney as rim protectors although they are not really helping much to space the floor. There must be balance and he cannot leave a lay-up open.

As for Zion, this is what's stated on ESPN website.
"Williamson (hamstring) has been cleared for on-court activities and will be re-evaluated in two weeks."

The playoffs starts on the 15th of April, and they will re-evaluate them for 2 weeks. If the Pelicans will get at least the 10th spot, I'm guessing he will not play still in the play-in tournaments, but he can in the playoffs. Nevertheless, him getting injured really impacted the whole Pelicans team too much because he's one of the main offensive player, and their main guy when they got the top spot at the start of the season. Unfortunately, they are like the Nets when Durant got injured last season. Both teams are at the top at one time, and when their main guy got injured, their standing went down in an instant.

As for the Warriors and Pelicans, I will watch the game, and probably bet while watching.

Charlotte has just secured another win against a play-in tournament contender by defeating the OKC Thunder, following their two victories over the Dallas Mavericks. Despite being out of the competition, this team is not done yet. It's unfortunate that they have been inconsistent throughout the season and only seem to get better in the later rounds. However, there's hope that they will be fully healthy next season, and who knows, they might have a chance to make it to the playoffs.

The last time Charlotte made it to the playoffs was when Kemba Walker was leading the team. It will be interesting to see if they can make it back to the playoffs and possibly even further with their current roster.

The Warriors made a remarkable comeback and showed their true dominance once they got into a rhythm.

Their performance in the third and fourth quarter was reminiscent of the Warriors we've seen in the past. Despite sticking to their small ball lineup, their offense and defense were well-balanced. In fact, those who criticize the Warriors for their small ball lineup may not fully understand how successful they've been with this system.

If someone would have asked me where do I see Heat before the season starts , I would have answer most likely with achieving NBA finals without any doubts. Now , I'm not even sure they will have a deep playoff tournament because lately this team is super shaky and barely makes important victories and the victories that are coming , are with teams from bottom of standings.. . I really hope Heat are aware of this and they are trying to change what is not working for them.