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While some teams still have a match of regular play left, up to 7 of the 8 first-round pairs are already clear.
The Milwaukee Bucks (56-16), who have secured first place for some time, will face the Orlando Magic (32-40), which is in eighth position. Second-place NBA champions the Toronto Raptors (52-19) will face the Brooklyn Nets club (35-36) at that time.
Third place went to the Boston Celtics (48-23), who will compete with the remaining sixth and the injured Philadelphia 76ers (42-30).
The only unknown factor in the Eastern Conference is formality. Both the Indiana Pacers (44-28) and the Miami Heat (44-28) may still be in fourth place, but since there will still be no home-court advantage in the NBA bubble, the top position won’t be particularly seen. affected.
Eastern Conference Playoffs:
(1) Milwaukee Bucks – (8) Orlando Magic;
(2) Toronto Raptors – (7) Brooklyn Nets;
(3) Boston Celtics – (6) Philadelphia 76ers;
Miami Heat – Indiana Pacers.
After tonight’s game, three Western Conference playoff pairs also emerged. It’s not yet clear who the Los Angeles Lakers (52-18) will face first. Who will rank eighth in the West will be announced this weekend, when an additional series will take place due to this position.
At least for now, the additional series may include the Portland Trail Blazers, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs. You can see how the fight for eighth and ninth place can happen here.
The Los Angeles Clippers (48-23) beat the Denver Nuggets (46-26) 124: 11 tonight to secure second place. Doco Rivers students will meet the Dallas Mavericks, who are in seventh place (43-31).
The Nuggets will finish in third place with the sixth-place Utah Jazz (43-28) and the Oklahoma Thunder (44-27) will move up to fourth with the Houston Rockets (44-27).
The case of the last pair is identical to that of the Pacers and the Heat. Both the Thunder and Rockets may still be in fourth place, but at the same time they cannot drop below fifth place.
The NBA playoffs will begin on August 17.
Western Conference playoff pairs:
(2) Los Angeles Clippers – (7) Dallas Mavericks;
(3) Denver Nuggets – (6) Utah Jazz;
Oklahoma Thunder – Houston Rockets.
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