Three days before the end of the regular season, we can already see a little more clearly, in the East as in the West. But if the podiums are almost known, if a few series are already pointing the tip of their noses, a duel is still in full swing, the one that sees the Nets and the Heat opposing each other from a distance for the Top 6 in the East, last qualifying place for the Playoffs without going through the play-in box.
We are almost there. Three more nights of NBA and the regular season will have revealed all its secrets. Among those? The end result of the rather unexpected race between the Nets and the Heat. Miami pays for its bad start to the season and will have to fight to hope not to know the stress of the play-in. But the Floridians do not have their destiny entirely in their hands because the Nets are charting their course and are determined to play the Playoffs. There are only two meetings left, and only one game separates them. Infographic, and we’re talking just below:
???? Who will finish 6th in the Eastern Conference between Miami and Brooklyn? Here are the scenarios! pic.twitter.com/Cpn4D2IzLO
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We note from the outset that Brooklyn can put an end to the debate this night against the Magic. A victory would ensure them to be sixth thanks to their tie-breaker. The only scenario in which the South Beach men finish sixth is an “all-in, all-out” scenario. The Nets need to lose it all and Miami win it all.
Given the program that awaits the two franchises, the Nets still have a serious advantage. Their game tonight against Orlando needs to be folded as it should be. The other Florida team is back-to-back and is resting all its executives. It smells like the Mikal Bridges match at 35 points, doesn’t it? The Heat may have a simple program against the Wizards and the Magic, so we will have to rely on a choke from their direct competitor.
To make it short? The calculations are very simple but the truth will be in the seriousness of the Nets to finish this night. If we wanted to make a prediction, it would be this one because Jacques Vaughn’s team has already shown us their temperament and rigor.