Basketball Sunday. NBA Sunday. The North American League closes its regular phase this Sunday with a single day: all the franchises, all 30, play their last game in two different time slots. At 7:00 p.m. Spanish time it is the turn of the Eastern Conference with 14 teams and seven direct confrontations; and at 9:30 p.m. the West arrives, with the same sets and duels set.
Only the match between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons, in the second round, breaks with the norm… although it does not matter much: neither of the two franchises has anything at stake, with the Texans and the Michigan team in the last positions in the West and the East, respectively.
Many games and a lot at stake. Of the 20 teams that will go to the postseason (12 directly to the playoffs and eight to play in), nine already have their ticket for the final rounds (four in the East and five in the West) and five have their place for the play in : two in the East and three in the West.
However, only five have already secured their position before the start of the day. The Boston Celtics will close the regular phase as the leader of the East, while the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks will finish 9th and 10th in that same Conference and will face each other in the play in.
For their part, in the West, only the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks have nothing at stake: they will be 4th and 5th and will face each other in the first round of the playoffs with the Angelenos with home field advantage. The rest will be decided this Sunday.
Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Standings
1. Boston Celtics (63-18).
2. Milwaukee Bucks (49-32).
3. New York Knicks (49-32).
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (48-33).
5. Orlando Magic (46-35).
6. Indiana Pacers (46-35).
7. Philadelphia 76ers (46-35).
8. Miami Heat (45-36).
9. Chicago Bulls (39-42).
10. Atlanta Hawks (36-45).
Matches of the last day in the East (19:00)
Boston – Washington.
Cleveland – Charlotte.
Indiana – Atlanta.
Miami – Toronto.
New York – Chicago.
Orlando – Milwaukee.
Philadelphia to Brooklyn.
Options in the East (balance sheet in parentheses)
First place: Boston Celtics (63-18).
Second place: Milwaukee Bucks (49-32), New York Knicks (49-32) or Cleveland Cavaliers (48-33).
Milwaukee will be second if they beat Orlando.
The Knicks will occupy that position if they beat Chicago and the Magic beat the Bucks.
The Cavaliers will move up to second place if they beat Charlotte and both the Knicks and Bucks fall.
Third place: Milwaukee Bucks (49-32), New York Knicks (49-32) or Cleveland Cavaliers (48-33).
Milwaukee will drop to third place if the Cavs also lose and the Knicks win.
New York would finish third, if they win and the Bucks also win.
If Cleveland and New York perform in their games and Milwaukee stumbles, the Cavs will close the regular season as third.
Fourth place: Milwaukee Bucks (49-32), New York Knicks (49-32) or Cleveland Cavaliers (48-33).
The Bucks will drop to fourth place if they lose and both the Knicks and Cavs win.
New York will finish the season in fourth place if it stumbles, so does Milwaukee and Cleveland goes ahead with its commitment.
The Cavs will occupy fourth place if they lose and also if they win and the Bucks and Knicks do not fail.
Fifth place: Orlando Magic (46-35), Indiana Pacers (46-35) and Philadelphia 76ers (46-35).
Orlando will maintain the position against the Bucks.
Indiana will rise to fifth place if it wins and the Magic will not.
The Sixers must win and wait for both the Pacers and Orlando to stumble.
Sixth place: Orlando Magic (46-35), Indiana Pacers (46-35) and Philadelphia 76ers (46-35).
The Pacers will maintain their position, if they go ahead with their commitment.
The Sixers will leave the play in behind if they comply and Indiana and Orlando fail.
Seventh place: Philadelphia 76ers (46-35) and Miami Heat (45-36).
The Sixers will hold the position if they win and so will Orlando and Indiana.
Miami will move up one place if it beats Toronto; The Sixers and the Pacers do the same and the Magic lose.
Eighth place: Philadelphia 76ers (46-35) and Miami Heat (45-36).
The Heat will close the regular phase as eighth if they fall or also if they defeat the Raptors and Orlando, Sixers and Pacers do not fail in their commitments.
Percentage of chances in the East.
Western Conference
Western Conference Standings
1. Oklahoma City Thunder (56-25).
2. Minnesota Timberwolves (56-25).
3. Denver Nuggets (56-25).
4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-30).
5. Dallas Mavericks (50-31).
6. New Orleans Pelicans (49-32).
7. Phoenix Suns (48-33).
8. Los Angeles Lakers (46-35).
9. Sacramento Kings (45-36).
10. Golden State Warriors (45-36).
Matches of the last day in the East (21:30)
Memphis – Denver.
Minnesota – Phoenix.
New Orleans – LA Lakers.
Oklahoma City – Dallas.
San Antonio – Detroit.
Golden State – Utah.
LA Clippers – Houston.
Sacramento – Portland.
Options in the West (balance in parentheses)
For spots 1, 2 and 3: Oklahoma City Thunder (56-25), Minnesota Timberwolves (56-25) and Denver Nuggets (56-25).
Oklahoma first: if they win and so do the Nuggets, and the Wolves fall. Denver will be second and Minnesota, third.
Minnesota first: if they win and so do the Thunder, and the Nuggets lose. OKC will be second and Denver, third.
Also if they and the Nuggets win and Oklahoma falls. In that case, Denver will be second and OKC, third.
Denver first: if it wins and its two rivals fall.
For 6th and 7th place: New Orleans Pelicans (49-32) and Phoenix Suns (48-33).
Pelicans sixth: if they win. Also if Phoenix loses.
Suns: sixth: if they win and New Orleans falls.
Eighth place: Los Angeles Lakers (46-35), Sacramento Kings (45-36) and Golden State Warriors (45-36).
Lakers: if they win.
Kings: if the Lakers win and lose.
Warriors: if they win and Lakers and Kings, they fall.
Ninth place: Los Angeles Lakers (46-35), Sacramento Kings (45-36) and Golden State Warriors (45-36).
Lakers: if they lose and Kings or Warriors win.
Kings: if they win.
Warriors: if they win and the Lakers or Kings lose.
Tenth place: Los Angeles Lakers (46-35), Sacramento Kings (45-36) and Golden State Warriors (45-36).
Lakers: if they lose and Kings and Warriors win.
Kings: if they fall and Golden State carries out its game.
Warriors: if everyone wins.
Percentage of chances in the West.
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