It’s official now. The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) already has its 10 teams that will participate in the post-season, either in the qualifying play-in or in the Playoffs, with the last guest at the Fiesta Grande being the San Antonio Spurs.
The above, despite the fact that the Texas squad lost an incredible game at home to the New York Knicks, where they had a 17-point advantage and ended up falling by 98-102, at the expense of the other team fighting to advance it could complicate their lives.
That was the Sacramento Kings, who to stay alive had to win all the remaining games; However, in his first final challenge, against the Memphis Grizzlies, he was defeated by 110-116, being out of any option to get into the play-in, opening the door to the Spurs.
The definition in the West for going straight to the NBA Playoffs
The specific thing is that San Antonio has already secured its place in the previous instance, where it must wait for a rival, which could be Golden State Warriors or Memphis, which will depend on what happens in the last two games that both play this weekend.
The Eastern Conference already has its teams classified to NBA Playoffs 2021
In the play-in, the Spurs will face whoever finishes in ninth position, where whoever wins will play a defining duel to enter the NBA Playoffs 2021 against the loser of the game between the seventh and eighth in the West, so they only have one guaranteed postseason game.
Who will go straight into the NBA Playoffs in the West?
This Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16 we will see a fierce fight between four teams to define the last two direct spots for the Fiesta Grande, together with the already classified Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets, and whoever finishes in the feared seventh place.
Which team will finish seventh in the Western Conference?
Those involved in this fight are Dallas Mavericks (with a record of 41 wins and 29 losses), Portland Trail Blazers (41-30) and Los Angeles Lakers (40-30), where the two best placed will get into the Playoffs, and the other will live a nightmare facing Stephen Curry and company. (GG) (Bolavip)