How Many More Games Until the NBA Playoffs?
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It’s that time of year again when the NBA regular season is winding down and everyone is wondering how many more games until the playoffs. Here’s a quick breakdown of the playoff picture and what it could mean for your favorite team.
The NBA’s playoff format
The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament among 16 teams that qualifies for the NBA Finals, which is also a best-of-seven series.
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The winners of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Western Conference Finals face each other in the best-of-seven game series. The team with the better record in the regular season earns home court advantage, which means they host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary); the other team hosts Games 3, 4, and 6.
How many games each team has left
As of March 12th, 2020, there are 23 teams mathematically Eliminated from NBA Playoff contention.
The Milwaukee Bucks have the best record in the NBA, and have clinched a playoff berth.
The Western Conference is very tight, with only 4 games separating the 3 seed from the 10 seed.
In the Eastern Conference, there are 5 teams within 3 games of each other vying for the final 3 playoff spots.
The teams that are in the running for the playoffs
The following is a list of the teams that are in the running for the playoffs as of March 1st.
-Boston Celtics
-Cleveland Cavaliers
-Dallas Mavericks
-Denver Nuggets
-Golden State Warriors
-Houston Rockets
-Indiana Pacers
-LA Clippers
-LA Lakers
– Memphis Grizzlies
-Miami Heat
-Milwaukee Bucks
-Minnesota Timberwolves
-New Orleans Pelicans
-New York Knicks
-Oklahoma City Thunder
-Orlando Magic
-Philadelphia 76ers -Phoenix Suns -Portland Trail Blazers -Sacramento Kings -San Antonio Spurs -Toronto Raptors -Utah Jazz -Washington Wizards
The teams that are eliminated from the playoffs
The teams that are eliminated from the playoffs are: the Charlotte Hornets, the Brooklyn Nets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons, the Orlando Magic, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Washington Wizards.
The teams that have clinched a playoff spot
The teams that have clinch a playoff spot are the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors, the Denver Nuggets, the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets, and the Portland Trail Blazers.
