The 2021-22 regular season entered the last two game days, and the game ended on April 10, with the Warriors beating the Spurs to hold on to third place in the West, and the 76ers locked in the top four in the East. April 11 will be the closing day of the regular season, and all the suspense about the rankings will be answered on April 11.
The Warriors guard third in the West
Because the Jazz and the Nuggets who are fifth and sixth will not be able to see each other until the end of the regular season on April 11, the Warriors have not yet reached the so-called "first round opponent", first hold the third and then say, at least for the closing day to leave a lot of flexibility.
The Warriors won over the Spurs and improved their record this season to 52-29, a one-win victory over the Lone Rangers in the Third Scramble in the West. The Warriors' last game was on the road to the Pelicans, and the Lone Rangers were at home against the Spurs. The league canceled Doncic's 16th technical foul, and Doncic could play against the Spurs.
Since the Warriors played the Lone Ranger 1-3 this season, once the two teams have the same record, the Warriors will be ranked behind the Lone Rangers. This means that if the Lone Ranger wins in the finale, the Warriors must win to hold on to the third, and once the Lone Ranger wins and the Warriors lose, the third is the Lone Ranger, and the Warriors will drop to fourth.
The 76ers locked in fourth place in the East
Embiid slashed 41 points and 20 rebounds to lead the team to capture the Pacers, a game that not only made Embiid the top scorer this season, but also improved the 76ers' record this season to 50 wins and 31 losses, becoming the fourth 50-win team in the East and locking up the top four in the East. Fifth and sixth in the East have been determined, the Raptors are fifth and the Bulls are sixth.
The first place in the East has long belonged to the Heat, the Bucks are second in the East with 51 wins and 30 losses, the Celtics and 76ers are 50 wins and 31 losses, the two teams have won two in the regular season, and because they are in the same Atlantic Division, the Celtics have a better record in the 76ers (6 wins and 10 losses), so the Greenshirts are ranked high.
The second to fourth place in the East may change on the closing day, the Bucks will not fall out of the top three, if the Bucks lose and the Celtics win, the Celtics are second. If the Bucks and 76ers win and the Celtics lose, the Greenshirts are fourth. The 76ers can be ranked third highest, provided they win the final game and the Celtics lose the finale.
Finale, grab seven battles
The Nets are seventh in the East with 43-38, and eighth to tenth are the Cavaliers (43-38), Hawks (42-39) and Hornets (42-39). The Nets will play the Pacers, who missed the playoffs in the final regular season game and have lost nine straight, and the Nets will lock in seventh place with a win and gain home advantage in the playoffs.
If the Nets lose, it depends on the cavaliers, hawks and Hornets, the Nets will rank between seventh and ninth in the East, not falling to tenth, but the eighth and ninth are very different, the eighth has a chance to lose one game in the playoffs, and the ninth loss is out of the playoffs.
The Grizzlies tied the record, and the Pelicans secured ninth
The Grizzlies beat the Pelicans to tie the team's all-time single-season regular season win record with 56 wins, and they had a chance to set a new record in the closing game. While the Pelicans lost, the Pelicans, who won 36-45, led the Spurs by two wins in the 34-47 due to the Warriors' wins, locking in ninth place in the West with just one game left in the regular season, and they will gain home-court advantage when they play against the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.
In addition to the third and fourth attribution of the Western Conference rankings, another suspense is the Jazz and nuggets' Northwest Division first battle, both teams are 48 wins and 33 losses, the Jazz regular season vs. nuggets 4 wins and 0 losses, the Jazz as long as they win the finale, it is the Northwest Division first and ensure the fifth place in the West.