The NBA playoffs are getting closer and closer, today there are as many as 12 regular season games, each team is also doing the final competition for their own rankings, not only the Western playoff ranking competition is very fierce, the competition in the East is not bad at all, the outcome of a game may be related to the ranking changes of several teams, and after today's game, this change is more obvious.
The 76ers played the Pacers away from home, the 76ers in the second quarter of this game were full of firepower, they won 49-28 by 21 points in the single quarter, at most, the team had led by 27 points, but the Pacers played very strong at home in the third quarter, they returned a wave of 40-25 chase back, the difference between the two teams in the last quarter has been hovering around 10 points, and finally the 76ers beat the opponent 131-122, and their record was also equal to the Celtics. The First Heat in the East also continued their winning streak, facing the Hornets at home, substitute Hiro hit 35 points, Dunro 21 points, plus Butler's 27 points and Adebayo's 22 points, in the last quarter they played a 42-18 super offensive, and finally the Heat won 144-115 against the opponent, winning five consecutive wins.
The Heat currently have a lead of as many as 2.5 wins, their opponents also have the Hawks and magic, locking in the East first, it is only a matter of time, but the competition from the 2nd to 4th in the East is still very fierce, the 76ers win, and the Bucks also win, in the away game against the Bulls, although DeRozan bombed 40 points, but his helpers are still too few, the Bucks 7 score doubles, they are also 127-106 easy to beat the Bulls, their record is also 49 wins and 30 losses, in this case, the Eastern Celtics , bucks and 76ers, the record is the same, in the end who can rank 2nd, 3rd and 4th, it is really difficult to say.
In addition to the top 4 positions in the East, several teams in the playoffs are also fighting for their own rankings, today the Nets face the Rockets at the bottom of the league, although the Nets encountered some resistance in the second half, but Irving broke out today, he bombed 42 points, but also helped the Nets win 118-105, they won a key victory. In the direct competition of the Nets, none of them won, the Cavaliers faced the Magic on the road, and finally lost to the opponent 115-120, they only had 1.5 wins ahead of the Nets, and the Nets still had a chance. The Hawks and Hornets also lost, and now the Nets have also overtaken the Hornets and Hawks, returning to the 8th position and occupying the advantage of the playoffs.
Now the situation in the East is really difficult to say, who ranks 1st and 2nd are not comfortable, because once the Nets are ranked 7th or 8th, they are likely to die in the first round, whether it is the Heat, Bucks, 76ers or Celtics, there is no certainty of the Nets' victory, the Nets are really relying on their own strength, disrupting the situation in the entire East, so that the last 2-3 games of the regular season will also be more interesting, depending on who will act, deliberately "lose"!