The NBA playoffs begin
While the teams that completed the regular season in the top 6 in the NBA regular season conferences advanced directly to the play-off stage, the 7th and 8th teams that will compete in the play-offs are among the teams who completed the regular season between places 7 and 10 will be determined in the play-in season that will take place this week.
The NBA play-in tournament will take place from April 11 to 14. The first round of the NBA play-offs will begin on April 15.
PLAY OFF
The Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks and runner-up Boston Celtics, Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets and runner-up rivals Memphis Grizzlies will be determined by tournament entry.
The Philadelphia 76ers, who finished third in the regular season in the Eastern Conference and played for national player Furkan Korkmaz, faced the Brooklyn Nets, who finished sixth, while the fourth-place Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks. In 5th place, the national basketball player Cedi Osman also played, who will share their trick.
In the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings, who finished third on the season, will face the sixth-place Golden State Warriors, while the Phoenix Suns, who finished the season in fourth-place, will face the fifth-place Los Angeles Clippers.
GAME
The Los Angeles Lakers, who finished seventh in the Western Conference in the play-in tournament, will face the eighth-placed Minnesota Timberwolves. The winning team of this game will occupy the 7th consecutive place and will face the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs. The losing team will face the ninth-place New Orleans Pelicans and the 10th-place winner Oklahoma City Thunder for eighth place. The winner of this matchup will face the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets in the play-offs.
In the Eastern Conference, the 7th ranked Miami Heat, played by national player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, will face the 8th ranked Atlanta Hawks and the winner will occupy the 7th ranked and face the Boston Celtics in the play-offs. The losing side of this game will battle for 8th place with the winner of the Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls game. The winner of this matchup will face the Eastern Conference leader Milwaukee Bucks in the play-off stage.
PLAY-OFF PROGRAM
Here are the first round playoff matchups in the NBA:
Saturday April 15:
Brooklyn Nets – Philadelphia 76ers
Seventh-place Eastern Conference team: Boston Celtics
New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors–Sacramento Kings
Sunday April 16:
Eighth-place Eastern Conference team: Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Eighth-Place Team: Denver Nuggets
Western Conference Seventh-Place Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Los Angeles Clippers – Phoenix Suns