On April 11, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued.
Today is the final day of the NBA regular season, and in four games involving the 3rd-6th places in the West, the Warriors, The Lone Rangers, the Jazz and the Nuggets have all won. At this point, the ranking and matching of the 10 teams in the West participating in the playoffs (including the playoffs) has been determined!
6 teams that qualify directly for the playoffs:
1. Suns (64-18) 2.Grizzlies (56-26) 3.Warriors (53-29) 4.Lone Rangers (52-30) 5.Jazz (49-33) 6.Nuggets (49-33)
4 teams qualifying for the play-offs:
7. Timberwolves (46-36) 8.Clippers (42-40) 9.Pelicans (36-46) 10.Spurs (34-48)
The five teams that exit early are:
11.Lakers 12.Kings 13.Trail Blazers 14.Thunder 15.Rockets
The play-offs are specifically (home at the back):
April 13 9:30: Clippers vs Timberwolves (G1)
April 14 9:30: Spurs vs Pelicans (G2)
April 16: Spurs Pelicans Winner vs Clippers Timberwolves Loser (G3)
The first round of the playoffs is specifically matched (the former has home advantage):
Suns vs G3 Winners, Lone Rangers vs Jazz;
Grizzlies vs G1 winners, Warriors vs Nuggets.
In the currently confirmed matchup, the Warriors will play against the Nuggets in the first round, and the Warriors have home-court advantage. This is the Warriors' first playoff appearance since 2019, and the Warriors are currently in good shape, ending with a wave of 5 consecutive wins in Curry's absence. According to previous reports, Warriors coach Kerr said that Curry may make a comeback in G1, but may also be absent. On the Nuggets side, Jokic is a big hit for MVP this season, and he will try to lead the Nuggets to a bigger breakthrough.
In another set of matches, the Lone Rangers will compete with the Jazz for a semi-final qualification. In the previous two seasons, Doncic led the Lone Rangers into the playoffs, but they were all eliminated by the Clippers, and with home advantage this year, the Lone Rangers are expected to make a breakthrough. However, in today's game, Doncic retreated from injury and left the field, which also brought a hidden danger to the Lone Rangers. On the Jazz side, they haven't been as good as expected this season, having been the league's regular season top last season but finishing no. 5 this season.
In the two playoffs, the Timberwolves will have a fierce battle with the Clippers, with the Timberwolves having home-court advantage and Beverley facing their old clubs, the winner of this set of showdowns against the Grizzlies in the first round. In another set of showdowns, the Pelicans play the Spurs at home, and their winner will compete with the Timberwolves Clippers' loser for the final playoff spot, and the winner will play against the Suns, the number one in the league this season!
According to the NBA's arrangement, after all the playoffs are over, the NBA official will finalize the specific playoff schedule for the first round of the playoffs.