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Östersund defeats Norrköping in final regular season game

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  • Östersund won 85–80 against Norrköping in the final regular season game.
  • Östersund secured home-court advantage for the quarterfinals with the win.
  • Norrköping will play Uppsala in the quarterfinals.

Östersund Basket defeated Norrköping Dolphins 85–80 in Östersund, Sweden, in the final game of the regular season. The match reportedly did not matter for Norrköping, who had already known their playoff fate for weeks, while Östersund was chasing the important fourth place to secure home-court advantage in the quarterfinals. According to reports, Östersund showed early that their goal was to secure home-court advantage, but the win was narrow.

Norrköping reportedly came out sluggish, and it was evident that the game meant more to Östersund, who were fighting to finish fourth or fifth. Norrköping will now face Uppsala in the quarterfinals.

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