The Spaniard, second in the West with Memphis, will meet the winner of the ‘play-in’ in the first round, where the Lakers are favorites against Minnesota, Oklahoma and Willy’s Pelicans. Ricky and his Cavaliers against the Knicks.
The eternal regular season of the NBA has come to an end and, after 82 games, the teams already know their destiny. Also the Spanish players, in a year of lime and sand for them. Santi Aldama and Ricky Rubio They are already waiting for the first playoff eliminator, Willy Hernangomez dispute the ‘play-in’ of access to them with the Pelicans y Usman Garuba has been left out after a disastrous campaign by the Houston Rockets. Juancho Hernangomez y Serge IbakaFor their part, they are waiting for a call from a team after being cut off during the course.
Los West playoffs They have been fighting until the last day. Nuggets, Grizzlies y Kings The first three places had been distributed days ago, but the remaining order has been decided on the horn. The Phoenix Suns de Kevin Durant They have finished in a misleading fourth place. They are, a priori, the best team and injuries have conditioned their course. Behind have been placed Clippers (his rival) and Warriorsleaving the positions of the recent ‘play-in’ to Lakers, Timberwolves, Pelicans y Thunder. The play-in system is simple: the Lakers and Timberwolves will play a game, whoever wins it will be the 7th seed and will face the Grizzlies, and the one who loses will play against the winner of the Pelicans-Thunder for a position as 8th seed. conference series, meeting in the first round with the Nuggets.
Aldama has undoubtedly been the great Spanish joy this year. The forward has averaged 9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists and the Grizzlies They have finished as the second best team in the West behind the Nuggets. The prize, yes, is not very pleasant: everything indicates that the first round will be played against the Lakers of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, if they win the ‘play-in’ against Minnesota.
It has been a relatively happy ending for the Lakers, who after starting the year 2-10 have managed to come back in recent weeks despite LeBron’s injury. Despite their position, the team led by Darwin Ham It is one of the most dangerous teams in the Playoffs. A fight for the title that will be missing Luka Doncic and the Dallas Maverickseliminated after a disastrous final stretch of the season.
In the East, the Cavaliers de Ricky Rubioquarterfinalists in the conference, will face in the first round the New York Knicks. The other tie already decided is the interesting Sixers-Nets, while the Bucks, first, and the Celtics, second, await the two survivors of the ‘play-in’: two between Heat, Hawks, Raptors y Bulls. The mini-tournament for access to the Playoffs will be held between Wednesday and Saturday and the first rounds will start this very domingo.
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