Starting at one o'clock in the morning on April 15th, the regular season is about to enter the last game, for the East and West teams, there are still great variables, although in the case of the Celtics' dominance, the East is not as cruel as the West, but the degree of fighting is still not to be underestimated, especially after Embiid pays, the 76ers win 7 consecutive wins, and it is expected to achieve a reversal and snatch the ticket to the last game under the same record as the Pacers.
The Bucks and Knicks have ghosts, and the Hawks have become the biggest variable
For Eastern teams, with the Bucks and Knicks having the same record, both teams are expected to win the second place in the East, but the Bucks have the initiative, however, for the Bucks, this position is still like a hot potato, even if Philadelphia can beat the Pacers.
Taking away the sixth place in the East and escaping the play-in ranks, the Heat almost locked the qualification for the play-offs, this dark horse team has always been the old enemy of the Bucks, even if Lillard joins the team, the Bucks are still full of fear of it, so for the Bucks, it is possible to face dark horse teams such as Philadelphia or even the Heat.
It's better to deliberately lose and secure the third place in the East, but the Knicks have no advantage, once they deliberately lose, it will also make the Bucks conspiracy unable to succeed, it seems that the Bucks control the initiative, but in fact, the Knicks are the key to operating this game.
Compared with the 76ers' probability of winning the Nets, the competition between the Pacers and the Hawks will also determine the last ticket to the playoffs directly in the East。
Not only that, but the Magic are currently in a relationship with the Pacers, The 76ers have the same record, so if these three teams can win the game and the ranking remains unchanged, once the Magic loses and the 76ers win the game, they can hold the playoff ticket.
Therefore, for the eastern team, it doesn't seem so chaotic, but so far, there is still no team, locked in the playoff showdown in advance, it seems that compared to the west, there is already a group of team matchups, the east seems to be calm, but in fact it is still hidden to kill, and it also makes the eastern world not simple, and even still needs to play the last game of the game to be able to decide the fate of each team, especially after the rise of Philadelphia, it is to make the eastern world, new variables appear again, and also let the east, which is not chaotic, become extremely anxious after Philadelphia's counterattack, and also let the east fall into the fight again, so that it is impossible to judge their opponents, let it make the chaos in the east, still continue, even if there is no wildness in the west, the degree of chaos is still not to be underestimated.
The battle for the top spot in the west has intensified, and the Thunder have reaped the benefits
After the Spurs shot down the Nuggets, the team that once led the Timberwolves, Thunder 1 win difference of the defending champion, after encountering Waterloo, the Nuggets are also with the other two young teams to bite the record again, due to the win, the Nuggets fell to the third position, the last game, except for the Timberwolves facing the desperate Suns, the other two teams, will face a more relaxed challenge, although the Mavericks are not bad, but Kidd said, the remarks of the core star of the rotation, still allow the Thunder to easily shoot down the opponent, so that the team can win the game, occupy the first place in the West.
To sum up, for the battle for the top spot, if all three teams win, the Thunder will also rely on the advantage of the match, temporarily in the first place in the West, even if all three teams lose, the result will not change, in other words, as long as the Thunder do not lose, the last game is over.
The Thunder will inevitably sit firmly in the position of the first place in the West, and no matter how the Timberwolves and Nuggets struggle, they still can't shake the position and status of the Thunder, which also made the team that was once dropped out of the first place in the West, regain its self-confidence, and make a comeback with difficulty and willpower, and once again become the most active team, and even almost let itself sit firmly in the first place in the West without taking the initiative to lose.
The battle for the sixth place is heating up, and the Lakers may play the role of a roadblocker
When the Clippers and Mavericks locked up the fourth place, After the fifth place, the battle for sixth place in the West once entered the scorching stage, after the Kings lost to the Suns, the Kings fell out of the top six battles, so only the Pelicans and the Suns were left to bite, although the Pelicans are currently ahead of the Suns by 1 win difference, but the last game, the showdown between the Lakers and the Pelicans, is very likely to become whether the Suns can win the last playoff ticket, the final expectation, in the case of having to win the Timberwolves, the Lakers need to be a roadblock, help the Suns block the Pelicans, and the Lakers still hope to hit the top eight in the West, can surpass the Kings, at least in the play-offs have two lives, so, will inevitably go all out。
The Suns beat the Timberwolves twice this season, this time without Towns, the Suns still have an absolute advantage, and the Lakers will be the biggest contributor to whether the Suns can rely on the advantage of the Pelicans to make them take away the sixth place in the West after the Pelicans lose, compared to the struggle of the seventh place in the West and the playoffs.
In order to win the playoff rankings, the sixth place in the West can directly advance to the playoffs, and once the team can successfully break into the playoffs as the sixth place, there is a high probability that the first round will face the Timberwolves who were killed by themselves three times, because the Nuggets and Thunder will most likely not release the water, and the two teams will be second, The first identity, breaking into the playoffs, and the Timberwolves will face the Suns, even if there is no home-court advantage, three kills to the Timberwolves will also occupy an absolute psychological advantage for the Suns, and will also become a key factor for this team to hope to win the game, and also allow the Suns to better complete the breakthrough and assassination of the first round of the playoffs. It is the best way to become a counterattack for the Suns, but the Lakers' wedding dress will be a key factor for the Suns to achieve such a great feat.
The ending of Golden State has been decided, and the Lakers may become saviors
After losing to the Pelicans, the Warriors once again fell to the tenth team in the West, and they did not have an advantage, so in the last game, although they were able to take the opponent lightly, the Kings were still expected to win in the face of the Trail Blazers, which also made both sides win or lose together, the Warriors had no chance to lead the rankings, and the Kings still had hope to regain the eighth place in the West by virtue of the match-up advantage.
Therefore, for the Lakers, facing the Pelicans will be a game that cannot be lost, the same pressure for the Pelicans, once they lose to the Lakers, the Suns behind them are expected to surpass the Pelicans again by virtue of the advantage of the game, and rise to the sixth place in the West, so that the Pelicans will face the Lakers in the play-offs, which is not the best option for the young PelicansThis will be a huge desperate situation and blow to the Lakers.
Therefore, in the face of the Pelicans, James will inevitably show the performance at the peak of his career, and will go all out, the experienced James, once this game is played as the last Finals, for the Pelicans, there is still a lot of pressure, and Zion can continue to play a perverted performance when facing Davis, and McCollum, who has been tired recently, can continue to kill all sides, which will be a key factor in determining the trend of the game for the Pelicans.
Therefore, the Lakers, who go all out, still occupy a certain advantage, and the Suns, who hope to lose with their opponents, will also be expected to use the hands of the Lakers to personally push themselves into the sixth place in the West, after all, compared to the King, the Lakers are naturally more reluctant to face the Sun, after all, the Big Three team, once they play a violent performance, is still not to be underestimated, in the face of the King's game, Beal's outbreak at the last moment, once the King lost the game, it can be seen that once one of the Big Three breaks out, it will bring great changes to the trend of the game。
To sum up, the Warriors are almost locked in the tenth place in the West, in the absence of home court advantage, the best chance is to win the game twice, lock the eighth place in the West, the King can most likely take the opponent lightly, looking forward to the performance of the Lakers, and is still expected to return to the eighth place in the West, but if the Lakers fall out of the eighth place in the West, it means that the Suns will temporarily occupy the seventh place in the West regardless of whether they win or not, after all, the Suns have been ahead of the Lakers by 2 wins, and the Suns have locked the sixth or seventh place in the West。
The Pelicans only need to win the game to lock in the sixth place in the West, so that they can advance to the playoffs, but the Lakers, who are pressing step by step, still will not give the Pelicans too little pressure, especially after facing Golden State, the Pelicans have recently faced strong teams one after another, physically and mentally exhausted, this time facing the Lakers again, for the Pelicans, it is still extremely difficult, especially the Lakers have top superstars, which will be a great pressure on Zion, the impact of the Lakers, it is very likely that Zion will not be able to bear it, and may even face the risk of injury, so the Lakers are likely to block the Pelicans, will become Zhu Xuanli, and can rise to the sixth place in the West, The Suns all depend on whether they work hard, God helps those who help themselves, and the Suns go all out, and they will inevitably have the opportunity to directly qualify for the playoffs, which is also the embodiment and fact of the Suns' strength.