The Brooklyn Nets are winning at the right time, as the race for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference is set to come down to the final day of the regular season. .
The Nets can currently finish anywhere between No. 7 and No. 10 in the Eastern Conference with two games left to play. Brooklyn is currently 8th in the East, one game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, tied with the Hawks on record (but ahead on a tiebreaker), and 1.5 games clear of the Hornets.
Thursday’s big games
No. 2 Boston at No. 3 Milwaukee
No. 4 Philadelphia at No. 5 Toronto
Orlando at No. 10 Charlotte
Projected playoff opponent
If the playoffs were to begin today, as the No. 8 seed, the Nets would face the No. 7 Cleveland Cavaliers in the play-in round. Should the Nets win, they would then face the No. 2 overall seed, which could end up being the Heat, Celtics, Bucks or 76ers.
A loss in the first play-in round game would force the Nets to play the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 matchup for the right to face the No. 1 overall seed in the East.
Remaining schedule:
Friday, April 8: vs. Cavaliers (7:30 ET, YES Network)
Sunday, April 10: vs. Pacers (3:30 ET, YES Network)
Current Eastern Conference standings
- Miami Heat (52-28)
- Boston Celtics (50-30)
- Milwaukee Bucks (49-30)
- Philadelphia 76ers (49-30)
- Toronto Raptors (46-33)
- Chicago Bulls (45-35)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (43-37)
- Brooklyn Nets (42-38)
- Atlanta Hawks (42-38)
- Charlotte Hornets (40-39)
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