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The fifteen-game marathon, which began at the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Sunday night, ended this morning, bringing the curtain down toward the end of the regular season.
After that, the final lineup of the teams in the Eastern and Western conferences became clear. The playoffs will begin Wednesday night and the playoffs on May 22.
Eastern Conference
In the Eastern Conference big surprises were avoided and the situation did not change drastically on the last day.
The Philadelphia 76ers (49-23) have clinched first place in the past and will find their opponents in the playoffs after the playoffs.
The Brooklyn Nets (48-24) also celebrated the victory and retained the second position and will face the winner of the Boston Celtics – Washington Wizards in the first stage.
The Milwaukee Bucks (46-26) finished in third place, which means we’ll see a repeat of the second round from last year, as the Miami Heat (40-32) ranked sixth.
After playing an impressive season, the New York Knicks (41-31) retained their fourth position and will face the Atlanta Hawks (41-31) in the first round.
At that time, the aforementioned pair of Celtics (36-36) and Wizards (34-38) will compete for seventh position in the tournament.
The winning team will immediately advance to the playoffs, and the losers will face the winner of the Indiana Pacers (34-38) and Charlotte Hornets (33-39).
Eastern Conference Playoffs:
- (1) Philadelphia 76ers – (8) will find an opponent after the playoffs;
- (2) Brooklyn Nets – (7) Winner of the Boston Celtics / Washington Wizards;
- (3) Milwaukee Bucks – (6) Miami Heat;
- (4) New York Knicks – (5) Atlanta Hawks;
Pair drop:
- (7) Boston Celtics – (8) Washington Wizards;
- (9) Indiana Pacers – (10) Charlotte Hornets;
Western Conference
At that time, in the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz (52-20) resolved the paperwork and retained first place, leaving the Phoenix Suns (51-21) behind.
In the last game of the season, the Denver Nuggets (47-25) and Los Angeles Clippers (47-25) competed for third place. Both teams failed, leaving the Nuggets in third place and the Clippers in fourth.
In the battle for fifth place, the Dallas Mavericks (42-30), Portland Trail Blazers (42-30) and Los Angeles Lakers (42-30) have each won, but the NBA champions have no advantage over either. from them. two teams will also have to fight in the playoffs for a playoff spot.
The Golden State Warriors (39-33) team remained in eighth position, which beat the Memphis Grizzlies club (38-34) represented by Jonas Valančiūnas in the last game and pushed it to ninth position.
The San Antonio Spurs (33-39) had already secured the tenth position earlier.
Western Conference playoff pairs:
- (1) Utah Jazz – (8) will find an opponent after the playoffs;
- (2) Phoenix Suns – (7) Los Angeles Lakers / Golden State Warriors winner;
- (3) Denver Nuggets – (6) Portland Trail Blazers;
- (4) Los Angeles Clippers – (5) Dallas Mavericks;
Pair drop:
- (7) Los Angeles Lakers – (8) Golden State Warriors;
- (9) Memphis Grizzlies – (10) San Antonio Spurs;
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