By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season coming to an end with 15 NBA Sundays contests, plenty to play for between the fifth and ninth seeds of the Western Conference. The rest of the Playoffs and Play-In pack has been already decided.
Eastern Conference
The Milwaukee Bucks earned the top seed in the East and the second-seeded Boston Celtics will receive a team advancing from the Play-Ins in the first round of the Playoffs. Confirmed pairings are the Philadelphia 76ers versus the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers versus the New York Knicks.
Playoffs
Milwaukee Bucks (1) – Play-In team (8)
Cleveland Cavaliers (4) – New York Knicks (5)
Boston Celtics (2) – Play-In Team (7)
Philadelphia 76ers (3) – Brooklyn Nets (6)
Play-Ins
For the seventh seed: Miami Heat – Atlanta Hawks (11/4)
Toronto Raptors – Chicago Bulls (12/4)
For the eighth seed: Loser of Heat–Hawks – Winner of Raptors–Bulls (14/4)
Western Conference
The Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns landed first through fourth, and the Oklahoma City Thunder tenth. The rest of the Playoffs and Play-In seeds will be decided on the last day of regular-season action.
Playoffs
Denver Nuggets (1) – Play-In team (8)
Phoenix Suns (4) – Fifth seed
Memphis Grizzlies (2) – Play-In Team (7)
Sacramento Kings (3) – Sixth seed
Play-Ins
For the seventh seed: 7th seed – 8th (11/4)
9th seed – Oklahoma City Thunder (12/4)
For the eighth seed: Loser of the first game – Winner of the second game (14/4)