What Teams Are In The NBA Playoff?
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The NBA playoffs are upon us and it’s time to find out which teams are in the running for the championship title. Check out this blog post to see which teams made the cut.
The NBA Playoff Picture
As the NBA season comes to a close, we take a look at the teams that have secured their spot in the playoffs. The Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and Toronto Raptors have all clinched their respective divisions, while the Milwaukee Bucks have claimed the best record in the league.
Eastern Conference
The Eastern Conference playoff picture has been set. The Milwaukee Bucks have clinched the top spot in the conference, and they will be joined in the playoffs by the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets.
The Bucks have had a stellar season and are the clear favorite to come out of the East. They are followed by the Raptors, who are looking to defend their title from last year. The 76ers and Celtics are both young and talented teams that could make a run at the conference crown, while the Pacers and Heat are both experienced squads that could surprise some people.
The Pistons and Nets are both wild cards. The Pistons have been one of the most improved teams in the league this season, but they will need to string together some wins in order to make noise in the playoffs. The Nets are a dangerous team thanks to their dynamic duo of Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert, but they will need to stay healthy if they want to make a run at the conference title.
Western Conference
The 2020 NBA Playoffs are finally here after a long and weird regular season. The playoffs will look a little different this year, as they are taking place entirely in the Orlando “bubble” at Walt Disney World. There will be no home-court advantage in the playoffs this year, which should make for an interesting postseason.
In the Western Conference, the top seed belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers, who had the best record in the conference at 52-19. The Lakers are followed by the Denver Nuggets (48-22), the Los Angeles Clippers (44-21), and the Houston Rockets (42-18).
The first round of the playoffs in the Western Conference will feature some very intriguing matchups. In the first round, the Lakers will take on the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Nuggets will take on Utah Jazz. The Clippers will battle it out with Dallas Mavericks, and Houston will go up against Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Western Conference is wide open this year and it should be a very exciting postseason. Make sure to tune in to see who comes out on top!
The Teams
There are eight teams remaining in the NBA playoffs. The Eastern Conference is represented by the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Boston Celtics. The Western Conference is represented by the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Denver Nuggets.
Eastern Conference
The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Western Conference. Like the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference is made up of 15 teams, organized in three divisions.
The three division winners and the team with the next best record in the conference automatically qualify for the playoffs. The remaining spot goes to the team with the next best record, regardless of division. This system guarantees that all of the top five teams in a conference will make the playoffs, but it also means that a division winner with a worse record than a team that did not win a division can be left out of the playoffs.
The playoff seeding is based on each team’s record. The conference’s regular season champion is seeded first overall, followed by the other division winners and remaining teams in order of their regular season win-loss records.
Western Conference
In the Western Conference, we have the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, and the Denver Nuggets.
The Matchups
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and we have some great matchups this year. In the East, the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks are taking on the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons. The second-seeded Toronto Raptors are taking on the seventh-seeded Orlando Magic. In the West, the top-seeded Golden State Warriors are taking on the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers. The second-seeded Denver Nuggets are taking on the seventh-seeded San Antonio Spurs.
Eastern Conference
The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the association, the other being the Western Conference. Both conferences are themselves divided into three divisions.
The NBA’s playoff system determines the sixteen teams (eight from each conference) that will compete in the NBA Finals. The playoffs began on April 13, 2019 and will end on June 16, 2019, with the Finals held between June 5 and June 16.
Western Conference
The following teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs:
-Los Angeles Lakers
-Denver Nuggets
-Utah Jazz
-Oklahoma City Thunder
-Houston Rockets
-Dallas Mavericks
-Los Angeles Clippers
-Portland Trail Blazers
The following teams are fighting for the final spot in the playoffs:
-Memphis Grizzlies
-New Orleans Pelicans
-San Antonio Spurs
-Phoenix Suns
