Who will finish 2nd in the East, and will face the winner of the first play-off between 7th and 8th in the conference? For now, it's an equation with three unknowns, and the Bucks are not guaranteed to keep their 2nd place. Damian Lillard and his teammates have their destiny in their hands, but they are traveling to Orlando, which must win to keep its 5th place! Behind them, the Knicks and the Cavaliers can still overtake them.
Program for the last day
- Orlando–Milwaukee
- New York–Chicago
- Cleveland–Charlotte
Ranking situation
2nd – Milwaukee (49v-32d)
3rd – New York (49v-32d)
4th – Cleveland (48v-33d)
Among the scenarios below, the most likely are cases numbers 1 and 5.
All possible scenarios
Case number 1: the Bucks, Knicks and Cavaliers win
Bucks (2nd), Knicks (3rd) and Cavaliers (4th)
Case number 2: the Bucks and Knicks win, and the Cavaliers lose
Bucks (2nd), Knicks (3rd) and Cavaliers (4th)
Case number 3: the Bucks win, and the Knicks and Cavaliers lose
Bucks (2nd), Knicks (3rd) and Cavaliers (4th)
Case number 4: the Bucks and Cavaliers win, and the Knicks lose
Bucks (2nd), Knicks (3rd) and Cavaliers (4th)
Case number 5: the Bucks lose, and the Knicks and Cavaliers win
Knicks (2nd), Cavaliers (3rd) and Bucks (4th)
Case number 6: the Bucks and Knicks lose, and the Cavaliers win
Cavaliers (2nd), Bucks (3rd) and Knicks (4th)
Case number 7: the Bucks and Cavaliers lose, and the Knicks win
Knicks (2nd), Bucks (3rd) and Cavaliers (4th)
Case number 8: the Bucks, Knicks and Cavaliers lose
Bucks (2nd), Knicks (3rd) and Cavaliers (4th)
