By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Apart from the play-in winner, the remaining NBA playoffs seeds behold their owner. Games held in the Orlando bubble on Thursday determined five more matchups for the first round of the postseason scheduled to start next week.
The Eastern Conference will feature the Boston Celtics facing the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat against the Indiana Pacers. The Milwaukee Bucks were already locked into a best-of-seven series versus the Orlando Magic, as were the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets.
On to the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers will face the Dallas Mavericks, the Denver Nuggets got the Utah Jazz, and the third known pair consists of the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Only the Los Angeles Lakers await their first-round opponent, the winner of the play-in. The Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, and San Antonio Spurs are in the hunt for the eighth and ninth spot leading to the play-in.
Eastern Conference
Milwaukee Bucks (1) – Orlando Magic (8)
Toronto Raptors (2) – Brooklyn Nets (7)
Boston Celtics (3) – Philadelphia 76ers (6)
Miami Heat (4-5) – Indiana Pacers (4-5)
Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers (1) – Play-in winner (8)
Los Angeles Clippers (2) – Dallas Mavericks (7)
Denver Nuggets (3) – Utah Jazz (6)
Oklahoma City Thunder (4-5) – Houston Rockets (4-5)
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