On April 3, the NBA regular season ended a focus card battle, the Hawks narrowly won the Nets 122-115 at home, Durant milestone battle, he scored 55 points, the highest point in his career, but regrettably cut empty. The Hawks withstood the pressure in the final quarter, and Trae Young scored seven consecutive points, after which Durant and Irving chased the points, and Trae Young stabilized the situation with free throws and successfully won. In this way, the Hawks overtook the Nets and occupied the initiative of impacting the top eight in the East.
The Nets, Hawks and Hornets are still vying for eighth place in the East, and eighth in the regular season can have a chance to make a mistake in the playoffs, that is, even if the first round of the playoffs are lost, there is a hope of continuing to impact the playoffs in the second round, so the competition for eighth place is very critical for these three teams.
The next three teams' schedules:
Hawks: Raptors, Wizards, Heat, Rockets;
Nets: Rockets, Knicks, Cavaliers and Pacers;
Wasp: Heat, Magic, Bull, Wizard;
The Hawks have 4 games left, and the next opponents are the Raptors, Wizards, Heat, and Rockets, similar to the Hornets, all of which are raptors and heat, and the other two opponents have no pressure to advance to the playoffs. The Hawks are the most likely team to finish eighth in the regular season East and then play in the playoffs, on the one hand, the schedule is not too difficult, on the other hand, they have just beaten the powerful Nets, won a wave of 5 consecutive wins, and the gap between the Nets and the Hornets has widened, and then as long as they seize the opportunity, the hopes of the top eight are greatly increased.
It can be seen that the next Nets schedule has a certain advantage, their opponents are not strong, the Rockets, Knicks and Pacers have been out of the game in advance, it can be said that there is no desire, and the Cavaliers in the 7th position lead is also relatively large, so the Nets schedule is relatively easy, but they need more victories and eagles to drop the chain.
Among the Next Opponents of the Hornets, the Heat are the first in the East, and the position is not stable, the Raptors need to be carded with the Bulls, the Magic and the Wizards are out, so the Hornets, who lost 30 points today, want to hit the top eight of the regular season, need to strive to win against teams like the Heat and Raptors, and then encounter the Magic to seize the opportunity, so that it is possible to return to the top eight.
So in the next game, the Hawks are dominant in the top eight, of course, the Hornets and the Nets also have a chance, but they need to fight for more victories on their own, while hoping that the Hawks will drop the chain, which is very difficult.