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As the 2019-20 NBA regular season comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at the impending postseason. The Eastern Conference playoff field is set, but there will likely be a play-in tournament to decide the No. 8 seed in the West. How will it all play out? Eastern Conference Set The top…
Who could possibly imagine that the NBA season 2020 will be so dramatic and so unusual!?But the COVID-19 situation in the world forced NBA and sports in general to a new shape but the old form. There were all kinds of questions about the procedure, league end, and schedule. But we all know the severity…
The NBA restart is underway and the road to playoffs for some teams begins with eight “seeding” games prior to the start of the postseason. The top six teams in the west – Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Jazz, Thunder, and Rockets – have all clinched playoff berths. Dallas sits in the seventh spot and will make…
When the 2019-20 season resumes on July 30, NBA fans will have their collective eye on the New Orleans Pelicans. Currently tied for ninth in the Western Conference standings, New Orleans has a legitimate shot at making the postseason. With a healthy Zion Williamson, the Pelicans can play with anyone. They will face Utah on…
The Memphis Grizzlies, who are holding onto eighth place in the Western Conference, will begin their NBA restart on July 31 when they take on Portland. The Trail Blazers are currently tied for ninth place and still have a legitimate shot of making the postseason. The two teams will be fighting for their playoff lives…
2020 NBA Playoffs is going to reopen the 2019-20 postseason tournament which will take place on August 17 and end on October 13, 2020. Originally, the playoffs were scheduled to commence on April 18th; however, due to COVID -19 pandemic, the playoffs were postponed to March 11th, 2020. This occurred after some NBA players tested…
The 2024 NBA playoffs are scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 20 with the first-round action in both conferences. The NBA Finals Championship game 2024 best-of-seven series game 1 is slated to start on Thursday, June 6, and game 7 is held on Sunday, June 23. The league’s top 16 teams will compete to determine…
Sacramento Kings Playoff Scenarios It is the longest postseason drought in the NBA. The Sacramento Kings haven’t been to the playoffs in 15 seasons on May 4, 2006. Could 2022 be the year? It’s entirely possible, but the Kings will need plenty of help to overcome what appears to be an insurmountable task. Sacramento is…
For the second straight season, the Brooklyn Nets will be headed to the postseason. After 60 games, Brooklyn is just 27-33, but they remain eighth in the Eastern Conference standings. The Nets have a four-game advantage over their closest threat, Washington. Despite losing four in a row before a March 3 game at Boston, the…
It has been a decade since the Los Angeles Lakers were over .500 at the All-Star break. Not only is LeBron James and company over .500, but the Lakers are also the clear favorite to earn the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. Los Angeles owns a five-game lead over second-place Denver in the Western Conference…
With 22 games remaining in the 2019-20 season, the New Orleans Pelicans have a shot at making the playoffs. They are currently three games out of eighth place in the Western Conference standings trailing Memphis. How can New Orleans return to the postseason after missing out last year? Mt. Zion With a healthy Zion Williamson…
The race for the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot is on. Currently, Memphis owns it, but four teams are in hot pursuit. One of those is Portland and the question is can the Trail Blazers make the playoff cut. The answer is directly proportional to the return of Damian Lillard. Injuries Lillard, who…