On April 11, Beijing time, the closing day of the NBA regular season, 4 noteworthy games, the Warriors 128-107 Pelicans, the Lone Rangers 130-120 Spurs, the Jazz 111-80 Blazers, the Nuggets lost to the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, after the above 4 closing games, the last 2 suspense of the regular season stage were revealed: the Warriors won the third place in the West, thus choosing the Nuggets + Grizzlies in the playoffs; the Lone Ranger ranked fourth in the West, and the first round of the playoffs PK Jazz.
Compared to the West, the entire ranking of the East has been determined earlier: the Heat locked in the first place; the Celtics, Bucks, and 76ers ranked 2-4 respectively; the Raptors and Bulls ranked 5-6, and the above 6 teams directly entered the playoffs; the Nets were seventh, the Cavaliers were eighth, and the two teams would compete for a playoff, and the winner would receive the 7th seed status in the Eastern Playoffs; the Hawks ninth and hornets would also have a playoff game to determine the winner, and then play a playoff with the loser between the Nets/Cavaliers to determine the 8th seed in the East. Get the last Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Back in the West, before the final round of the regular season, the Suns had already locked in the first place, the Grizzlies also locked in the second, the Timberwolves, Clippers, Pelicans, Spurs dropped 7-10 places in advance, and only the ranking of 3-6 places was variable. Before the finale, the Warriors were third with 52 wins and 29 losses, the Lone Rangers were fourth with 51 wins and 30 losses, the Jazz were fifth with 48 wins and 33 losses, and the Nuggets were sixth with 48 wins and 33 losses. So who is third in the West? Who is the fifth in the West? These are the last 2 big suspense in the NBA regular season this season.
In the long run, getting third in the West will avoid the top seed Sun in the second round of the playoffs and meet the No. 2 seed Grizzlies, today's final battle, the Warriors chose the Grizzlies with a big win against the Pelicans, and after the Jazz beat the Blazers, the Warriors' first-round opponent in the playoffs was also determined to meet the 6th Nuggets in the regular season. The 4th Lone Ranger will meet the 5th Jazz in the first round of the playoffs.