On March 31, Beijing time, the latest NBA regular season ranking was released, the Miami Heat officially locked the playoff spot, becoming the first team in the East to advance to the playoffs, the Nets and Hornets locked the playoff seats, at least can play the playoffs; the Lone Rangers became the third team in the West to advance to the playoffs after the Suns and Grizzlies, the Grizzlies locked in the Second Place in the West and won the Southwest Region Championship for a record, and the Lakers lay down to win back to the tenth place in the West.
Heat 106-98 away wins over Celtics, 49 wins and 28 losses to lock up the playoffs 5 rounds in advance, the first playoff team in the East came out, the Heat ranked first in the East, 1 win ahead of the Bucks (47 wins and 28 losses), 76ers (46 wins and 29 losses) and Celtics (47 wins and 30 losses) 2 wins, in the final stage of the regular season, there are still big variables in the East's first battle.
The ranking battle between the Raptors and Bulls is also recorded, and both teams are currently 44-32 with the same record, and they are expected to impact better rankings.
Today the Hornets beat the Knicks 125-114, 40-37 ahead of the Knicks (34 wins 43) 6 wins, both teams have 5 games left, so the Hornets locked up the playoffs in advance, the Nets 40 wins and 36 losses ahead of the Knicks 6.5 wins, also locked up the playoffs, the top ten in the East have surfaced, as long as the Hawks win one more game, the Knicks and Wizards will officially miss the playoffs.
There is only one last seat left in the top ten in the East, and this position is expected to be the Eagle's.
There is another team in the West to lock up the playoffs, the Lone Ranger 48 wins and 29 losses in advance of the five rounds of locked up the playoffs, becoming the third playoff team in the West; the Lone Ranger has advanced for three consecutive years, the 18th time in the past 22 years to reach the playoffs, and the 24th time in team history; next, Doncic will lead the team to the top three in the West, and the bigger test is whether Doncic can lead the team to break the spell of a round trip.
Spurs defeated the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies won the Southwest Region championship for the first time in their history, the Grizzlies without Morant continued to create a team record, the Grizzlies officially locked in the second place in the West with 54 wins and 23 losses, and the first round of the playoffs against the West seventh; at the same time, the Spurs lost, the Lakers won the tenth place in the West and returned to the position of the Western Conference playoffs; from the current point of view, the Western Conference playoff competition is fierce.