The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 135-86 in a regular-league home game held at Paycom Center on the 15th (Korea time). Oklahoma City tied the Memphis Grizzlies with the Denver Nuggets, who won 126-111 in an away game, with 57 wins and 25 losses, but ranked first in the Western Conference thanks to their 3-1 victory over them. It is the first time in 11 years that Oklahoma City has been the No. 1 seed and has advanced to the playoff since the 2012-2013 season.토토사이트 순위
The Minnesota Timberwolves, who were aiming for the No. 2 seed at the PO, were caught by the Phoenix Suns at their home turf. Carl-Anthony Towns, who had been sidelined until recently due to injury, returned to the game but lost to the Phoenix 106-125. Having ended the regular season with 56 wins and 26 losses, Minnesota was lagging behind as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.
In contrast, Phoenix started its spring basketball league from PO to avoid the play-in tournament. Phoenix posted a 49-33 record. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 124-108 at the same time, which was helpful to Phoenix. Phoenix tied with New Orleans. However, Phoenix finished the regular season by ranking sixth in the Western Conference, which was ahead in its opponent teams. It dropped to a play-in tournament.
The race to directly advance to the PO in the Eastern Conference continued into the final round. The Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers became the winners. Orlando beat the Milwaukee Bucks, who lacked key players, 113-88. Indiana crushed the Atlanta Hawks, 157-115 in a landslide. Orlando and Indiana are tied with the Philadelphia 76ers, who defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 107-35. However, according to the tiebreaker rule, Orlando, which performed better in the conference, ranked fifth and Indiana ranked sixth. Philadelphia ranked seventh and needs to go through a plane in tournament to win PO tickets.