Beijing time on April 11, after today's several key games, the top ten teams in the East have determined the ranking, the only uncertainty is who the next opponents in the first and second east are, the Nets 134-126 Pacers, The Hawks 130-114 Rockets, Cavaliers 133-115 Bucks, Hornets 124-108 Wizards, the four teams in the play-offs have all won, so they are still the original rankings, namely: 7 Nets, 8 Cavaliers, 9 Hawks, 10 Hornets.
Who has more hope of breaking out of the playoffs?
The four teams are first of all the nets and cavaliers of the game, in the case of the overall strength gap is obvious, the Nets will most likely be the seventh in the East to advance to the playoffs, and if the Cavaliers lose, they will play another game with the winner between the Hornets and the Hawks, the winning side will advance to the eighth in the East, the Hawks have playoff experience, Trae Young is more mature, I am more optimistic about them, but a certain win or loss, Trae Young is not as stable as Durant, who can qualify is really difficult to say, of course, the Nets may also have a ditch overturned ship to fall to eighth, But they shouldn't have much of a problem making the playoffs.
Eastern Conference playoff showdowns, which teams are more favored
After today's Bucks lost to the Cavaliers, the Celtics beat the Grizzlies 139-110, they also successfully surpassed the Bucks to the second position in the East, and just now we talked about the Nets may be the seventh or eighth in the East, the Celtics are indeed stronger this season than last year, especially on the defensive end, but there is a gap between the two sides, and the Nets also have a stable Irving with the ability to kill with the ball, and today according to the US media, Simmons may return in the playoffs. On talent and paper strength, who dares to say that they can win the Nets? Including the Heat, the first in the East, whoever touches the Nets may be hit by the next gram.
And if the Celtics or the Heat meet the Cavaliers, or even say that there are several other teams, they should not have much problem defeating their opponents. And the third Bucks their opponent has been determined, is the Bulls, after the All-Star Bulls performance do la crotch everyone also saw, in the face of the strong team their shortcomings were highlighted to the fullest, DeRozan is still not trustworthy, LaVine does not have the potential of a superstar, it is estimated that this round of Bucks will be very easy to qualify, compared to the top two in the East is still uncertain about the opponent's situation, Budenholzer can already consider how to fight the opponent early, the Bucks are now considered to have a sign.
The fourth and fifth in the East are the 76ers and raptors, today the 76ers beat the Pistons 118-106, the Raptors lost to the Knicks 94-105, the 76ers are fourth in the East, and the Raptors are the fifth in the East, although the quality of the raptors is no better than the 76ers, but the 76ers have a weakness is that their big gate Sable can not participate in the Raptors home game, because of Toronto's epidemic prevention regulations, Sebel did not vaccinate, and can only accept.
And the Raptors in the athletic ability and size of the face of the 76ers do not suffer at all, which is also the reason why the team lost to the Raptors before Embiid and Harden played together, Harden faced this type of player is difficult to play dominance, the 76ers should be able to raptors this level, but after playing the Raptors to get rid of the skin, such a dialogue is not at all advantageous for them, and the second round to play the first heat of the division or the "dark horse" Net, is also difficult to deal with.
What will happen to the second round of showdowns?
According to my analysis, the team that advances to the second round will most likely be the Nets, Heat, Bucks and 76ers, if the Nets and Bucks meet in the second round, then this round of the series will be very exciting, for now, the Bucks may have a slight advantage, but if Durant is full of firepower, no one can say, before the two sides in a playoff level of competition, the Bucks are narrowly victorious over the opponent.
If the 76ers meet the Heat, the two teams are evenly matched, in fact, the gap between these four teams is not large, the Heat is relying on excellent overall strength, but Butler's outside firepower this season is sluggish, the key moment is not trustworthy is a big problem, and the 76ers do not say that they can win steadily, Harden's ability to play a hard battle has also been seen, if Harden can not play the peak of the performance, it is difficult to rely only on Embiid to win the championship, which is why I am not optimistic that these two teams can rush to the championship.
In the end, if all the staff remain healthy, the Eastern Conference championship will most likely be produced between the Bucks and the Nets, and when it comes to this, do you have any different opinions on this? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.