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The closing of the nba regular season It was red hot and the play-in tournament left us pleasant surprises.
Los Atlanta Hawks they gave the bell and surprised the Miami Heatachieving his pass to the playoffs as the seventh seed in the East.
The Heat still have hope, but they will have to face the Chicago Bulls who showed a lethal offense against the Raptors, Zach LaVine had 39 points.
The winner of this new key will get the eighth and last playoff ticket in the East.
Besides Los Angeles Lakers, con LeBron James, suffered more in the Crypto Arena before the The Minnesota Timberwolvesbut they got their pass as the seventh seed of the West and they will face Grizzlies (second seed).
While Timberwolves can still qualify and will have to risk their lives for the last ticket against the winner of the Pelicans vs. thunder.
Firstly, how was the table in each Conference?
Eastern Conference
- Milwaukee Bucks (58-24)
- Boston Celtics (57-25)
- Philadelphia 76ers (54-28)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (51-31)
- New York Knicks (47-35)
- Brooklyn Nets (45-37)
- Miami Heat (44-38)
- Atlanta Hawks (41-41)
- Toronto Raptors (41-41)
- Chicago Bulls (40-42)
Play-In Tournament in the East
- Miami Heat 105 -116 Atlanta Hawks | The Hawks advanced and will face the Boston Celtics
- Toronto Raptors 105-109 Chicago Bulls | Now the Bulls will have to face the Miami Heat for the last place; y the winner of the game of this new bracket will face the Bucks (first seed).
western conference
- Denver Nuggets (53-29)
- Memphis Grizzlies (51-31)
- Sacramento Kings (48-34)
- Phoenix Suns (45-37)
- LA Clippers (44-38)
- Golden State Warriors (44-38)
- Los Angeles Lakers (43-39)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40)
- New Orleans Pelicans (42-40)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42)
Play-In Tournament in the West
- Los Angeles Lakers 108-102 The Minnesota Timberwolves | The Lakers advanced and will face the Memphis Grizzlies
- New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma Thunder | the winner will have to face the The Minnesota Timberwolves; y the winner of the game of that new key will face the Nuggets (first seed).
This is how the playoffs matchups look
Playoffs East:
- Milwaukee Bucks vs. 8vo puesto tras Play-In
- Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks (7th after Play-In) | The first game of the seven starts on Saturday, April 15
- Philadelphia Sixers vs. Brooklyn Nets | The first game goes on Saturday April 15
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks | The first game goes on Saturday April 15
West Playoffs:
- Denver Nuggets vs. 8th place after Play-In
- Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7th after Play-In) | The first game of the seven starts on Sunday, April 16
- Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors | The first game goes on Saturday April 15
- Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers | The first game goes on Sunday April 16
Dates: First round, Semifinals, Conference Finals and NBA Finals
- April 15 to 30: start of the First Round of the playoffs
- May 1: start of the Conference Semifinals
- May 16 or 17: start of Conference Finals
- June 1: NBA Finals start
