The NBA is approaching to restart the 2019-20 season on July 30 within the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. All 22 teams arrived in Orlando, Florida, and began training camp before the qualifying games to determine the final standings, a possible playoff playoff series, and the standard four-round postseason. The teams have also continued to conduct regular tests to detect the coronavirus now that they have removed the initial quarantine period, although some players have yet to arrive.
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Each team will play eight qualifying games to determine the playoff matches and will initiate a possible play-in series for seed number 8 in each conference.
If No. 9 seed ends within four games of No. 8 seed, there will be a play-in tournament in which No. 9 seed would need to beat No. 8 seed twice to win the playoff spot, while that Seed number 8 would need a win from both potential games. Given the uneven number of games played, the NBA will use the winning percentage as an initial tiebreaker.
Here are the ratings that target the restart:
Eastern Conference
one) Milwaukee Bucks | 53-12
two) Toronto Raptors | 46-18
3) Boston Celtics | 43-21
4) Miami Heat | 41-24
5) Indiana Pacers | 39-26
6) Philadelphia 76ers | 39-26
7) Brooklyn Networks | 30-34
8) Orlando Magic | 30-35
9) Washington Wizards | 24-40
Eastern Conference
one) Los Angeles Lakers | 49-14
two) LA Clippers | 44-20
3) Denver Nuggets | 43-22
4) Utah Jazz | 41-23
5) Oklahoma City Thunder | 40-24
6) Houston Rockets | 40-24
7) Dallas Mavericks | 40-27
8) Memphis Grizzlies | 32-33
9) Portland Trail Blazers | 29-37
10) Pelicans of New Orleans | 28-36
eleven) Sacramento Kings | 28-36
12) San Antonio Spurs | 27-36
13) Phoenix Suns | 26-39
To start, the Wizards will be 5.5 games behind the Magic, giving Washington a chance to make up the 1.5-game difference and force a play-in for seed No. 8 East. There’s likely to be a play in the West, with the Grizzlies holding a 3.5-game lead on multiple contenders.
To learn more about each team, check out the latest edition of ESPN’s NBA Power Rankings, with a great question for the 22 franchises involved in the reboot.
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