The Cleveland Cavaliers made first place in the Eastern Conference and thus continuously home advantage in the NBA playoffs to the finals.
The 135: 113 against the Chicago Bulls was the 63rd win of the season for the Cavs, which can no longer be obtained from the Boston Celtics.
In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder around Isaiah Hartenstein have been as winners for a long time, the 136: 120 against the Los Angeles Lakers was the 65th win of the season. If the Cavaliers and OKC meet in the final for the championship, the team with the better main round record has the home advantage in the best-of-Seven series.
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In the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference The six best teams each reach the playoffs. The four teams behind each conference in the play-ins each play out two other participants. These 16 teams play the NBA title in the playoffs in a tournament tree divided into west and east.
Already awarded several places in the playoffs
In the east, six playoff places are fixed, in the west only two apart from the Cavaliers, the Celtics, the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons around Dennis Schröder have already qualified for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.
In addition to the Oklahoma City Thunder, only the Houston Rockets have so far secured the playoff participation in the Western Conference.
Orlando hopes for a detour play-ins
The Orlando Magic with world champion Franz Wagner consolidated seventh in the east by the 119:112 victory against pursuer Atlanta Hawks. This would give Orlando a victory in the play-in in front of his own audience to move into the playoffs.
The team can still be obtained from Atlanta, but the Hawks have lost four of the last five games. On the last day of the main round, both teams meet again. Wagner got 22 points for the Magic, the best thrower was Paolo Banchero with 33 points.