On April 11, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season ushered in the final day of the game, the Nets defeated the Pacers, the Hawks defeated the Rockets, the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks, and the Hornets beat the Wizards. In the end, the ranking of 7-10 in the East is as follows: 7. Nets, 8. Cavaliers, 9. Eagles, 10. Hornets.
The Eastern Conference play-off will be at 7 a.m. Beijing time on April 13, when the Nets play at home to the Cavaliers. At 7 a.m. on April 14, the Hawks played home against the Hornets. The Western Conference playoffs were finalized a day earlier, at 9:30 a.m. on April 13, with the No. 7 Timberwolves home to the 8th-placed Clippers, and april 14 at 9:30 a.m., with the No. 9 Pelicans at home against the No. 10 Spurs.
According to the rules of the playoffs, the winner between the 7th and 8th will advance to the playoffs with the 7th rank, with the first round against the 2nd team. The losers of the 7th and 8th will play play-offs with the winners of the 9th and 10th places, and the winner will enter the playoffs with the 8th place, and the first round will play against the 1st team.
For the Nets, the home game against the Cavaliers is still a psychological advantage. After all, they have played against the Cavaliers 3-1 this season. Irving played two of those games averaging 22.5 points per game, and Durant was even more aggressive, playing three of them with 28.7 points per game and shooting 50.9 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from three-point range. It was really hard for the Knight to limit KD's offensive.
Durant's difficulty this season is not only in his strong personal offensive firepower, but also in his obvious improvement in passing ability. Durant didn't feel good about the Pacers' regular season finale, but his assists were career-high. Judging from the data throughout the season, Durant's average assists per game also set a career high.
The results of the other play-offs are as follows: The Hornets and Hawks have met four times this season, winning 2 each. The Timberwolves and Clippers have met four times this season, with the Timberwolves 1-3. The Pelicans and Spurs have met four times this season, with the Pelicans winning 1 and losing 3.