That’s it, here we are. Sunday April 9, 2023, the last day of a long regular season. Last day certainly but with still a lot of things to be determined within the Western Conference, where places #5 to #9 are still not fixed. We take stock of the different evening scenarios.
The ranking before the last day
Source : ESPN
The program for the last day
- 21h30 : Wolves vs Pelicans
- 21h30 : Lakers vs Jazz
- 21h30 : Suns vs Clippers
- 21h30 : Blazers vs Warriors
The different scenarios of the last day
The match to circle in red on the big program of the last day is Wolves – Pelicans. Not only because it’s a head-to-head matchup that will determine who finishes ninth in the standings, but also because it can impact other places in play, depending on the results of other matches. So, here are the different possible scenarios, first imagining a Wolves victory, then a Pelicans victory.
If Wolves win:
- No matter what, the Pelicans will be #9 in the Western Conference
- Wolves finish #8 if Clippers (#5), Warriors (#6) and Lakers (#7) win
- Wolves finish #8 if Clippers (#5) and Lakers (#6) win, Warriors (#7) lose
- Wolves finish #8 in the event of a loss to the Clippers (#6), victory for the Warriors (#5) and the Lakers (#7)
- Wolves finish #8 if Clippers (#5) and Warriors (#7) lose, Lakers (#6) win
- Wolves finish #7 losing Clippers (#5), Warriors (#6) and Lakers (#8)
- Wolves finish #7 if Clippers (#5) and Warriors (#6) win, Lakers (#8) lose
- Wolves finish #7 if Clippers (#5) win, Warriors (#6) and Lakers (#8) lose
- Wolves finish #7 if Clippers (#6) and Lakers (#8) lose, Warriors (#5) win
If the Pelicans win:
- No matter what, Wolves will be #9 in the Western Conference
- Pelicans finish #8 if Lakers (#7), Warriors (#6) and Clippers (#5) win
- Pelicans finish #7 if Lakers (#6) and Clippers (#5) win, Warriors (#8) lose
- The Pelicans finish #7 in the event of loss of the Lakers (#8), victory of the Warriors (#6) and the Clippers (#5)
- Pelicans finish #6 with loss to Lakers (#8) and Warriors (#7), win by Clippers (#5)
- Pelicans finish #6 if Lakers (#8) and Warriors (#5) win, Clippers (#7) lose
- Pelicans finish #6 with loss to Lakers (#8) and Clippers (#7), win by Warriors (#5)
- Pelicans finish #5 in defeat of Lakers (#8), Warriors (#6) and Clippers (#7)
- Pelicans finish #5 if Lakers (#7) win, Warriors (#8) and Clippers (#6) lose
There you go, you know all the possible scenarios for tonight, so no need to get out the calculators to see who ends up where according to the results. Thanks WHO ?