On April 20, Beijing time, in the final game of the NBA play-offs East, the Heat defeated the Bulls 112-91 at home and successfully caught the last train of the playoffs. In this game, the Heat took the initiative in the absence of Butler, with a wave of 19-0 offensive in the first quarter, and then did not give the Bulls another chance, taking a lead of up to 29 points, making the game lose suspense early.
With the Heat successfully qualified, the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs has also been officially confirmed, in which the Heat will play the Celtics, who are the first in the East. The two teams are still very familiar, and this is the fourth time in the past five years that the two teams have faced each other in the playoffs, the first three times in the Eastern Conference Finals, and this time in the first round. However, this time the Heat lineup is at a disadvantage, because Butler is injured, and he will not play in the life-and-death battle with the Bulls, and there is a high probability that he will not play in the first round of the playoffs.
The Heat also replicated last season's situation, also losing the first game of the play-offs, then winning the second game to advance to the playoffs as the No. 8 seed, and then fought all the way to the Finals. The situation was exactly the same in the Heat play-offs this time, and it was also a game two to beat the Bulls, and it will be up to them to surprise again this time. Last season's Bucks were also soaring, but they were suppressed by the Heat in the first round, and this season's Celtics regular season is also outstanding, and this time the Heat also need to be careful.
The other three sets are: Knicks vs. 76ers, Bucks vs. Pacers, and Cavaliers vs. Magic.
Among them, the knights and magic are still full of suspense, they are both young teams, and the magic are likely to be at a disadvantage. The other two groups are full of suspense, the 76ers slipped to the play-offs because of Embiid's injury, and this time facing the Knicks who lack Randle, there is still a very good chance to stage the Black Seven Miracle. It's hard for the Knicks to go further with just one Brunson.
The Bucks are also likely to be blacked out, and it is still unknown whether they will be able to play in the first round of the playoffs, and they will face the Pacers, who are full of offensive firepower, and they will be at a disadvantage in the regular season. Once Brother Alphabet can't play, the Bucks may really be blacked out, we all know that the Bucks' defense is very poor this season, and it is still full of suspense to meet the Pacers in the first round. This matchup will depend on Brother Alphabet's injury, and the Pacers still have a good chance of counterattacking.