On April 13, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the seventh place in the East and West has been officially determined, the Nets beat the Cavaliers, and the Timberwolves reversed the Clippers, so that the Nets and Timberwolves locked in the seventh place in the division and advanced to the playoffs. The Nets' opponents in the first round of the playoffs are the Celtics, and the Timberwolves will play against the Grizzlies, two teams that have no home advantage because they are behind.
As the Nets and Timberwolves advance to the playoffs, locking in the seventh place in the division, making the Black Seven Miracle very likely to be staged this season, we all know that the first round of the NBA playoffs, the first against the eighth, the second against the seventh, often the probability of black seven and black eight is not high, because the general regular season ranking gap is so large, often there will be a relatively large gap in strength, so the seventh and eighth places want to beat the higher ranked teams in the series of seven innings and five wins, it is still very difficult.
However, this season's NBA playoffs are very likely to stage a miracle of black seven, first of all, the seventh place in the East is the Nets, their first-round opponent is the Celtics, although the regular season 4 meetings, the Nets lost 3 of them, but Irving and Durant gradually found the best state, while Brown, Clarkston and other people play is also very strong, coupled with the overall strength comparison, the seventh-ranked Nets is not inferior to the Celtics, in this case, the possibility of eastern black seven is very high.
In the West, the Timberwolves reversed the defeat of the Clippers, which was still poorly performed by one of the core Towns, and did it very early when he played 6 games, relying on the explosion of Edwards and Russell to beat the opponent to lock in seventh place, and the next playoff first round opponent was the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies and Timberwolves are destined to stage a youth storm, the Grizzlies rank higher, but the playoffs experience is not very sufficient, the Timberwolves do not have home advantage, but the overall strength is not inferior, if Towns remains in good shape, Edwards and Russell also continue the strong performance of the playoffs, then the Timberwolves of the Big Three also have a chance to face the Grizzlies.
Of course, the advantages of the Celtics and Grizzlies are also more obvious, first of all, they have a higher ranking in the regular season and have home advantage. Second, the two teams have more time to rest and prepare, which is important for the next playoffs. At the same time, in terms of strength comparison, the better ranking and better form of Celtics and Grizzlies have psychological advantages, so he must not want to act as a background board for Black Seven.
So this season's playoffs are good, the Celtics and Grizzlies defend the honor, while the Nets and Timberwolves advance to the playoffs and lock in seventh place in the division, they certainly don't want a round trip, they want to play the Black Seven miracle, and they also expect their performance at that time.