Earlier today, according to NBA name Shams, the Hawks' interior core John Collins suffered a tear in the plantar fascia of his right foot and an injury to the ring finger of his right hand, before which Collins had been fighting with injuries, and after the game with the Clippers on March 12, Collins never played again, and the outside world did not know when he returned. As a result, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Hawks to catch up with the Nets in eighth place, but it should not be too much of a problem to keep their play-off places (top ten), after all, they are now ahead of the 11th-place Wizards by 4.5 wins, and there is another young Okongu on the inside position for the time being, as long as there is no too outrageous losing streak, the Hawks should still be able to enter the playoffs.
The Cavaliers currently ranked sixth in the East and the Raptors in the seventh in the East have the same record, both with 39 wins and 30 losses, and the Cavaliers want to stabilize their top six positions directly in the playoffs after Jarrett Allen's injury, so they are likely to be overtaken by the Raptors and fall to the seventh position in the East.
In this way, if the Nets can maintain their eighth position in the East, then they will usher in a showdown with Irving's old club Cavaliers in the playoffs, and avoid going to Toronto to play the Raptors, because due to the local epidemic regulations in Canada, Irving can not play at home in Toronto, so if the Nets play the Raptors in the playoffs, relying only on Durant and an unknown Simmons, the Nets do not necessarily have many chances of winning.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the Nets are temporarily ranked eighth in the East with a record of 36 wins and 34 losses. Only 3.5 wins away from the sixth Cavaliers, although there is hope to go to the top six, get rid of the playoffs, but considering that Irving can only play 3 games after that, if the Nets really want to chase, but also depend on the face of the Raptors in front, of course, if you are lucky enough to enter the top six, it is naturally a big joy, but if you unfortunately fail to catch up, let your position rise to seventh, and the Raptors fall to eighth, so Irving can not play the playoffs, so for the Nets, the best and safest ending, is to keep the eighth position now. Because the two teams of seventh and eighth only need one win to lock in the seventh position and directly make it to the playoffs.
As for the Eagles who suffered heavy damage on the inside line, it is most likely to face the ninth Hornets, even if they are lucky enough to win the Hornets in the end, but in the last life and death battle, facing the potential opponent Cavaliers, the Eagles without Collins, it is really not necessarily able to do the Knights with sufficient internal personnel, and in the case of Mobley, Lefu, markkanen in the interior position, plus Aaron is also likely to come back at the end of the regular season, and if the Cavaliers really fall into the playoffs, Presumably Aaron will come back even if he is injured. Compete for a valuable ticket to the final train of the playoffs for the Cavaliers.
So the Eagles want to be in the playoffs, can only hope that Trae Young to maintain the recent hot state, in the game to cut 3, 40 + high scores, and the inside of Capela, Okongu and other people as much as possible, otherwise they really have to miss the playoffs this season, as a team just reached the East Finals stage last season, if this season really can't even enter the playoffs, it is indeed very morale-hurting.