That’s how playoffs and play-ins remain.

Tafter 81 regular league games, Thunder, Nuggets and Timberwolves They are tied for first place in the Western Conference with 56 wins. This is an unusual event in NBA history.. And the mystery quickly became clear, the Mavs were not going to go to the game and did not even show up for the game (135-86). With victory, Thunder finished first, not depending on anyone. What was amazing was what happened to Timberwolves. They clearly lost and lost second place Nuggetswho did not waste the gift.

The Thunder are in first place, the Nuggets are in second and the Timberwolves are in third.Thus ends the West, where the first two wait to face the opponent who will emerge from the Play-In. Wolves will face Phoenix againSixth, which has already given them a clear signal of what awaits us.

Triumph Suns in Minnesota For Arizona natives, this is pure gold. With it comes defeat Pelicans, defeated by Lakers at home, They will avoid the Play-In drama and will play the playoffs directly. Another qualifying tournament that was already known is the one that will meet Clippers vs Mavericks.

Western Play-In

Defeat The Pelicans are doubly tough. On the one side They drop to seventh place and will pass the Play-In filter. But the team that destroyed them on the final day was the Lakers.Eighth, the team they will play against in one game is their future. The winner of this match will be the opponent Nuggets in the playoffsthe loser will have to wait for a duel between Kings and warriors to Sacramento to face his opponent in the last game Play-In. Winner The opponent of this fight will be Thunder.

Play-In matches will be played early in the morning Tuesday through Wednesday (two in the west) and Wednesday through Thursday (two in the east). The final two playoff tickets, one per conference, will be drawn early Friday through Saturday.

Eastern Conference

The East pulled down the regular league shutter and did it in spectacular fashion. with seven games at the same time (which did not end at the same time) and only when the Pistons play interconference play. Boston won without its stars, but the four who participated in the Play-In won.. But defeat Bucks and Cavs They ended up being the center of attention of the day.

Lots of losses on all teams, some more sensitive than others. In some cases, the breaks made it seem like some teams had nothing on the line. But the stakes were high.

Drama occurred with second place. Bucks in Orlando and Cavs vs Hornetslost their games, which left the door open for The Knicks, who needed to decide the outcome of the game against the Bulls in extra time. New Yorkers finish in second place, ahead of Milwaukee and Clevelandthe last two are tied for victory.

Below, all participants won. Orlando was imposed on Milwaukee, Philadelphia To Brooklyn, Indiana crushed Atlanta And Miami defeated Toronto. With these results, the tiebreaker favors magic They are division champions and that is the first real criterion. The Magic are in fifth place, the Pacers are in sixth, the Sixers are in seventh, and the Heat will play in the play-in.

Thus, the playoff series in the East are already set: Celtics vs. play-in winner, Knicks vs. play-in winner, Bucks vs. Pacers, and Cavs vs. Magic.

Play-In, for two tickets

Play-In will be played in the East Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago and Atlanta. Sixers will be measured in Heat and the winner will be the seventh in the conference and the opponent Knicks. The loser will meet the winner Bulls vs Hawks and will be a rival Celtics. The matches will be played on the court of the team with the best balance.