The Golden State Warriors and the Orlando Magic secured their places in the first round of the NBA play-offs with victories in the Conference play-in games.
Jimmy Butler scored 38 points and Stephen Curry 37 as the Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 at Chase Center in San Francisco to progress as the Western Conference seventh seeds.
Butler says Curry gave them the confident to know they could secure the win.
Jimmy Butler.
In the East, Cole Anthony scored 26 points off the bench as the Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-95 at Kia Center in Orlando.
The Warriors will meet the Houston Rockets in the play-offs and the Magic will face the Boston Celtics, with game one of their best-of-seven series scheduled for Sunday.
The Grizzlies have a second chance to reach the play-offs when they play the winner of Wednesday’s game between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat.
The Hawks face the Sacramento Kings or the Dallas Mavericks for the right to progress in the West.
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