The regular season of the NBA is coming to an end and although several teams have already secured their place in the Playoffsthere is still much to be defined both in the Eastern Conference as in the Westwhere the morbidity of a possible crossing in Play-In in between Los Angeles Lakers y Golden State Warriorswhich will inevitably leave out of the postseason LeBron James oa Stephen Curry.
Precisely, these two NBA legends faced off this Tuesday with victory for the Warriors by 134-120. This victory allows Steve Kerr’s men depend on themselves to stay in ninth place and even aspire to eighth, a position that would give them a double chance to access the Playoffs.
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NBA 2024: when the regular season ends and when and how the Play-In is played
Each franchise disputes a total of 82 games in the regular seasonso most teams still have three games left until the Sunday April 14 that ends the first part of the competition to give way to the Play-In.
Precisely the Play-In faces the seventh with the eighth (at each Conference), The winner of that game advances directly to the Playoffs and the loser has a second chance against the winner of the match between ninth and tenth.
These games will be played on April 16 and 19. One day later, on Saturday the 20th, the Playoffs will begin.
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NBA 2024 Eastern Conference: Boston Celtics sweep and the rest of the qualifiers
In this season a very big peculiarity occurred that makes The Celtics are the best team of the regular season by a long shot. The difference that Boston takes to second in the Eastern Conference (14 games to the Milwaukee Bucks) is greater than the advantage that the leader of the West (Minnesota Timberwolves) has over the tenth in the West (11 games to the Warriors).
With most teams having three games left, the standings in the East are as follows. It is worth remembering that The first six qualify directly for the Playoffs and from seventh to tenth they compete in the Play-In for the last two tickets.
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NBA 2024 Western Conference: Curry or LeBron James will be left without the Playoffs
In the Western Conferenceno one has managed to gain a considerable advantage and just as the Timberwolves, Nuggets y Thunder They fight to stay in first place, Pelicans y Suns They fight to get between the six and Warriors y Lakers to be positioned as best as possible to have some minimal advantage in the Play-In.
2024-04-10 12:57:18
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