- The Lakers and Hawks punched their ticket to the first round proper of the NBA Playoffs with wins over the Timberwolves and Heat respectively. Only the Hawks went without a selection in the Challenge.
- Miami went out with a whimper and that sentiment came through completely with Colin's pick Victor Oladipo. The wing had just one assist in nine minutes to set the new low bar for veterans in the 2022-23 Challenge.
- Our lone Laker taken on the night was Lou's pick Austin Reaves. He was able to shake off a mediocre shooting night to end on 21 PRA as his team advanced out of the Play-In Tournament.
- Last Man In Jimmy Butler helped Ryan gain significant ground in escaping the financial relegation zone with 34 PRA albeit in a losing effort.
- But taking home the top score was the trio of Al, Matt, and Trevor with Karl-Anthony Towns. Folks will get one more bite of the apple with the Wolves big man in the 8-seed game, but against the Lakers he had 40 PRA on offer.
- Optimally, Heat point guard Kyle Lowry arose from the dead to go for 42 PRA in Miami's defeat to Atlanta.
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