This is how the NBA ring crossings look like after the regular league

The NBA closed the regular season this weekend. After countless games in which the teams fine-tune the machinery while competing, the key part of the year arrives. The games and trials are over and With the ‘Play-offs’ the real dispute for the title beginsto which the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics arrive as the most prominent franchises by finishing as leaders of the Western and Eastern conferences, respectively.

Both will a priori have an easier path than other renowned teams such as LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers or Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors, who will have to compete a new preliminary phase, the so-called ‘Play-In’ to enter the race for the ring.

The Thunder defined the tie at the top of the West with their overwhelming victory (135-86) over the Dallas Mavericks, and they await a rival, since their opponent in the playoffs will emerge from that new round that debuts this season in the best league in the world .

The Denver Nuggets, second, will also have to wait for this ‘Play-In’ to be resolved, while the Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Phoenix Suns, sixth in the West and who beat them 106-125 on this last day. This victory and the overwhelming defeat (108-124) of the Pelicans against the Lakers, allows them to avoid that previous match and go straight to the crossroads.

A demanding “play-off”

Also going to the ‘Play-offs’ are the Los Angeles Clippers, fourth, and the Dallas Mavericks, fifth. While the aforementioned Pelicans did not avoid the ‘Play-In’ and will have to face each other again with LeBron James’ Lakers, eighth, against whom they will once again risk their future in one game. The winner of this match will be a rival of the Nuggets already in the ‘Play-offs’, while the one who falls will have a new opportunity against the one who also loses in the duel between Kings and Warriors. The winner will be the rival of Oklahoma.

In the East, Boston finished as leader and awaits a rival along with the New York Nicks, second, of the ‘Play-In’, which will be played by the Philadelphia Sixers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks. The winner of the duel between the first two will meet the Celtics, while the loser will continue to exhaust his options against the one who also falls in the match between Bulls and Hawks. The winner will be the Nicks’ rival.

In this conference, the Milwaukee Bucks will face the Indiana Pacers, and the Cleveland Cavaliers will meet the Orlando Magic. They will do it in a first round of the ‘Play-offs’ that will start on Saturday, April 20while between Tuesday the 16th and Friday the 19th the ‘Play-In’ matches of both conferences will be played.

2024-04-15 10:29:21
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