With one regular season game day left, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference matchups have been decided.
Play-off matchups: Magic vs. Hawks (two lives), Bulls vs. Heat (go home if you lose).
The two groups of playoff matchups are out: Pistons vs. Knicks, Bucks vs. Pacers.
According to the rules of the play-offs, the winner of the Magic and Hawks will finish seventh and will face the defending champion Celtics, and the loser will face the winner of the Bulls and Heat to snatch the last playoff ticket against the Cavaliers.
The situation in the east is too clear. And whoever makes it through the play-offs will be hard to trouble the Cavaliers and Greens.
Bucks vs Pacers, reunion again, last year the Bucks didn't have letters, and this year there is no good guidance.
But the matchup between the Pistons and the Knicks will be quite interesting. (The Pistons won 3-1 in the regular season to suppress the Knicks, who were dominant on paper)
However, the west is still in chaos.
Only 8 teams have confirmed the rankings, namely: the Thunder locked in 1st, the Rockets locked in 2nd, and the Lakers locked in 3rd.
The Suns are 11th, the Trail Blazers are 12th, the Spurs are 13th, the Pelicans are 14th, and the Jazz are 15th.
The remaining 4-10 places in the West need to be determined through the final round. The two camps, the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Clippers, Warriors, and Grizzlies, will compete for 4-8 places, and the Kings and Mavericks will compete for 9-10 places.
I have to say that the one who invented the play-offs is really a talent.
You can see a lot of possibilities, what happens to whoever wins, and what happens if someone loses.
The various permutations and combinations are indeed too torturous to watch.
Brother Di can only simplify the complex and talk to everyone about the biggest possibility.
First of all, to explain the background, the NBA officially announced today that Edwards' technical fouls will be revoked, and he can play the final game against the Jazz normally.
The league does "help", as long as the Timberwolves win, they can guarantee the top six in the West (through the pass).
And if the Nuggets lose and the Clippers lose, the Timberwolves will be fourth; If the Nuggets and Warriors lose or win together, the Timberwolves are No. 5; If the Nuggets win and the Clippers win, the Timberwolves will be No. 6, the Lakers in the first round.
The Wolves have Huazi, playing the Jazz, who is the last in the West, which can be said to be easy and pleasant.
What about the Rockets and Nuggets, the Rockets will most likely not play with Mr. Yue, they are locked in second, there is no need.
(Of course, if the Rockets do their best and do the Nuggets, it will be even more chaotic.) )
WeWith the Timberwolves defeating the Jazz and the Nuggets defeating the Rockets as the two major premises, which concludes:
If the Warriors beat the Clippers, the three teams will have a record of 49-33 (fifth), Warriors 49-33 (sixth), and Clippers 49-33.
If the Clippers beat the Warriors, the Clippers will be 49-33 (fifth), the Timberwolves 49-33 (sixth), and the Warriors 48-34 (seventh), and the Warriors will be seventh.
If the Warriors win, we will most likely see the Lakers in the first round, and the Clippers will go to the playoffs to have a chance to see Harden face his old club Rockets.
The Warriors lose, the Warriors go to the play-offs, the Lakers have a high probability of playing the Timberwolves in the first round, and the Clippers go to play the Nuggets.
Therefore, the attention of this game is destined to be full.
But the unfriendly part for Chinese fans is that it's a three-and-a-half a.m. game...
One last question:Is it possible that these two teams will deliberately lose in order to pick their opponents?
My understanding is that no team wants to play a very risky play-off tournament.
Especially the Warriors, who have never won the play-offs, have to play even more in the final round.
So, let's fight bravely!
Speaking about the final game against the Clippers, Curry said:"I don't want to exaggerate, but I feel like it's going to be like a playoff tiebreaker."
Well, that's what it smells like.
Watching the ball in the early hours of the morning, the brothers remember to wear their glasses.