On April 11, the last game day of the 2021-22 regular season, 30 teams will meet the finale, 15 games will be staged, and all the suspense about the regular season will be answered on this day.
April 11 Schedule (Beijing time, away team in front, home team in the back)
03:30 Pacers vs Nets
03:30 Wizards vs Wasps
03:30 Bucks vs Cavaliers
03:30 Eagles vs Rockets
07:00 Celtics vs Grizzlies
07:00 Raptors vs Knicks
07:00 Heat vs Magic
07:00 Pistons vs 76 people
08:30 Bulls vs Timberwolves
09:30 Spurs vs Lone Rangers
09:30 Lakers vs Nuggets
09:30 Thunder vs Clippers
09:30 Warriors vs Pelicans
09:30 Kings vs Sun
09:30 Jazz vs Trail Blazers
Can the Nets hold on to seventh?
The Eastern Conference play-off regional team has long been determined, but the specific ranking and play-off matchmaking depend on the outcome of the finale.
According to the play-off rules, the seventh place has home advantage, and even if the first round loses, there is a chance to advance to the second round, which is equivalent to "two lives". If the Nets can beat the Pacers, they will lock in seventh, and if they lose, depending on the game of the Cavaliers, Eagles and Hornets, the Nets will rank between seventh and ninth, and will not fall to tenth.
If it is eighth, the Nets have no home advantage in the first round of the playoffs, but there is still more "one life", and once the first round fails to qualify, the second round is home. Once ninth, the Nets have only "one life" left and must win two consecutive rounds to make it to the playoffs.
If Durant can score 27 points in the final game, he will lock up the season to average 30+5+5 per game, becoming the second oldest player in the NBA to average 30+5+5 per game in the season, first with James.
Is the Warriors third or fourth?
The first and second in the West have long been determined to be the sun and the grizzly bear, and the answer to the third attribution will have to wait until the closing day. The Warriors are currently 52-29, one win ahead of the 51-30 Lone Rangers, but the Warriors have a 1-3 win against the Lone Rangers in the regular season this season, and once the Warriors lose the last game and the Lone Rangers win, the two teams have the same regular season record, and the Lone Rangers will be ahead of the Warriors.
If the Warriors hold the third place in the West, they will encounter the Jazz or Nuggets in the first round, and the Grizzlies in the second round, the Warriors will play the Grizzlies 1-3 this season, and the Grizzlies' strong style of play is very stressful for the Warriors. If the Warriors are the fourth in the West, the opponent in the first round is still one of the Jazz and Nuggets, if you can pass the level, the second round is likely to touch the sun, and the Warriors have played the sun 2 wins and 2 losses this season.
The Jazz and Nuggets are also factors to consider for the Warriors, who have won 1-3 against the Nuggets and 3-1 against the Jazz this season. The final game between the Jazz and the Nuggets is played at the same time as the Warriors' game, do the Warriors want to pick a first-round opponent?
The King of the Northwest Division and the Lakers had their final battle
Jazz and Nuggets are both 48 wins and 33 losses, but jazz vs Nuggets 4 wins and 0 losses, as long as the Jazz win, regardless of the Nuggets win or lose, the Jazz can lock in the Northwest Division championship, to ensure the fifth place in the West, but if the Jazz lose, the Nuggets win, the Nuggets are the first in the Northwest Division and the fifth in the West, and the Jazz will be the sixth in the West.
There is also something worth mentioning, because it has been determined that there is no playoff, the game against the Nuggets is the Lakers' last game of the season, and look and cherish, many of the players on the court, perhaps many will not be in the Lakers until next season. If the Lakers lose to the Nuggets, the number of losses this season will reach 50, continuing to break the record number of games lost by James's career team, which is the first time since 2017 that the Lakers have lost 50+ in a single season.
Suns 65 wins?
The Suns have recorded a record 64 wins, locking up home-court advantage in the first round of the regular season and playoffs. If Solar beats the Kings, it will be the first team to win 65 in the regular season after the Rockets in 2017-18, and coincidentally, the Rockets, who won 65 in 2018, also have Paul.
The Grizzlies hit a new record in team history
The Grizzlies have won 56 games, equaling the record number of games won in the regular season in their history, and if the Grizzlies can beat the Celtics in the final game, they will set a new team record with 57 wins.
The "hot" east is second, and the sought-after east is third
Because the Nets could finish seventh, if they make it through the playoffs, they will play second in the East in the first round of the playoffs. Although the Nets' regular season results fell to playing the playoffs to have a chance to enter the playoffs, this is related to Irving's vaccine storm and a series of injuries, when Durant and Irving joined forces, their combat strength is still quite strong, especially the playoffs pay more attention to the playing style of the giant planet, which also causes the second place in the East to be "hot".
The Bucks are currently in second place in the East, and their ranking has been determined not to fall out of the top three in the East, and the final battle against the Cavaliers will lock in the second seat position, and the script of the first round of the Nets can begin to be preset.
The Celtics also have a second chance in the East, provided they take the Grizzlies and the Bucks lose to the Cavaliers. If the Celtics lose and the Bucks and 76ers win, the Greenshirts will be fourth in the East. In other win-loss situations, the Celtics are third.
The 76ers have locked up the top four in the East, and their top spot could reach third, provided they beat the Pistons in the final game and the Celtics lost to the Grizzlies.
Objectively speaking, the second place in the East has the possibility of touching the Nets in the first round, while the third place in the East has determined to play the Bulls who are not in good shape, losing 7 of 10 games. Therefore, the second "hot hand" in the east, the third may be more sought-after.
Embiid's leading scorer
As the regular season comes to an end, various data kings will also be produced, the most interesting of which is the scoring king, Embiid is currently leading with 30.6 points per game, and Alphabet Brother is second to average 29.9 points per game. If Embiid goes into the finale and doesn't score, Alphabet brothers need to score 47 points in the last game to surpass Embiid. If Embiid rests in the finale, Alphabet Brother will have to score 78 points to win the scoring championship.
If Embiid were crowned leading scorer, he would be the first center to become a leading scorer after O'Neal in 1999-00, and the first leading scorer born outside the United States.
Other individual statistics, currently Gobert is ranked first in the rebounding list, is expected to become the rebounding king for the first time in his career. The assists list is led by Paul, and CP3 has previously had four season assists. Dejuntai Murray leads the steals table, and Jarren Jackson Jr. is at the top of the block list.