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NBA: Atlanta Hawks secure play-off spot, LeBron James passes 12,000 assists

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The Atlanta Hawks secured a spot in the NBA play-offs and the Southeast Division title with a 124-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

The Hawks, who only needed to win one of their remaining two games to guarantee a top-six finish in the Eastern Conference, blew away the already qualified Cavaliers in the third quarter, scoring 35 points to extend their 61-48 half-time lead to 96-65.

Guard CJ McCollum scored a game-high 29 points for the Hawks, who clinched their first divisional crown since 2021 and avoided having to come through the play-in tournament, for teams finishing seventh to tenth in each conference, for the first time in five seasons.

Veteran LeBron James became the fourth player in NBA history to record 12,000 career assists as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers secure home-court advantage in the first round of the play-offs with a 101-73 win against the Phoenix Suns.

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James made 12 assists in addition to 28 points and six rebounds as the Lakers recorded their 15th win in 19 games to guarantee a top-four finish in the Western Conference.

Former Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton is the NBA’s career assist leader, with 15,806, with Chris Paul (12,552) and Jason Kidd (12,091) also ahead of James (12,010).

Elsewhere, the Boston Celtics clinched the second seed in the Eastern Conference with an emphatic 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The 18-time NBA champions scored a record-equalling 29 three-pointers, forward Sam Hauser leading the way with eight, as they wrapped up the Atlantic Division title.

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That result means the New York Knicks, who beat the Celtics in their previous match, will have to settle for being third seeds despite beating the Toronto Raptors 112-95.

The Raptors slipped down to sixth place following the defeat, with an identical record (45-36) to seventh-placed Orlando Magic with one match to play in the regular season. The Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 127-103 to extend their winning streak to five matches.

Victor Wembanyama, returning from a one-game injury absence, starred for Western Conference second seeds San Antonio Spurs in their 139-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks. The 22-year-old Most Valuable Player contender made 40 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.

The Denver Nuggets remain in the hunt for third place in the Western Conference after beating reigning champions and top seeds Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107.

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Full list of award winners, player of the match, scorecard & records

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Chennai Super Kings finally opened their account in the IPL 2026 points table with a win over the Delhi Capitals on April 11. The Men in Yellow scored 212/2 and then bowled their opponents out for 189 to win the contest by 23 runs.

Sanju Samson and Jamie Overton were the architects of CSK’s victory against DC at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Samson’s century powered CSK to a 200+ total in the first innings, and then Overton’s four-wicket haul ensured that DC could not chase the target.

It was a memorable Saturday evening for the CSK fans, and here’s a look at the scorecard, top stats and award winners from the game.


CSK vs DC IPL 2026 scorecard

Sanju Samson returned to form and played an extraordinary innings of 115 runs off just 56 balls. The CSK opener became the first batter to score a hundred in this year’s IPL tournament. Ayush Mhatre supported him well with a 36-ball 59 before he was retired out.

Axar Patel was the only Delhi Capitals bowler to take a wicket in the game. The DC captain dismissed opposition skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad caught out in the seventh over of the first innings.

Pathum Nissanka provided a great start to the Delhi Capitals once again. The Sri Lankan opener amassed 41 runs off 24 deliveries, hitting four fours and two sixes. The rest of the DC top-order could not contribute much, but Tristan Stubbs fought like a lone warrior, scoring 60 off 38.

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Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj united forces to wreck the DC batting lineup. Overton bagged four wickets, while Kamboj finished with three as CSK bowled DC out for 189 in 20 overs.


CSK vs DC IPL 2026 full list of award winners

Sanju Samson won the award for smacking the most fours in the contest. Opening the batting for the Chennai Super Kings, Samson hit 15 fours. He also won the Super Striker award for scoring runs at an electric strike rate of 205.36.

Here is the complete list of award winners from the game between CSK and DC at Chepauk:

Player of the Match: Sanju Samson (115 off 56)

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Super Striker of the Match: Sanju Samson (SR of 205.36)

Super Sixes of the Match: Sanju Samson (4 sixes)

Most Fours in the Match: Sanju Samson (15 fours)

Most Dot Balls in the Match: Jamie Overton (13 dot balls)

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CSK vs DC IPL 2026 stats and records

Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Jamie Overton registered the best bowling figures (4/17) by any bowler in IPL 2026 so far. Here are some other top stats and records emerging from this game:

  1. Chennai Super Kings ended their six-match losing streak at Chepauk by defeating the Delhi Capitals.
  2. CSK maintained their 100% win record while defending a 200+ target against DC.
  3. Sanju Samson now has an IPL century for three different franchises – Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals.
  4. This was CSK’s only second win in an IPL match without MS Dhoni in the playing squad.