We therefore had to wait until the final day to find out the number 1 in the Western Conference, who will have home field advantage until the conference final. It's the Thunder, who made short work of the Mavericks, who came to OKC with their C team. At halftime, they were already 41 points ahead… The craziest thing is that the Thunder finishes 1st in the West with the second youngest squad in the entire NBA!
In second place, we finally find the Nuggets, easy winners over the Grizzlies with a great Jamal Murray in the first half, while Nikola Jokic will drive home the point after returning from the locker room. Reigning champions, the Nuggets will face the winner of the play-in between the Pelicans and the Lakers!
Finally, the Wolves, beaten at home by the Suns, finish 3rd and they will face the… Suns in the first round! It was Bradley Beal who put the Suns on the right track in a one-sided first quarter (44-22). Despite a good comeback, the Wolves will crack at the start of the 4th quarter, and it is once again Beal who will hurt them very badly. Their defeat makes some unhappy: the Pelicans, sent to the “play-in”.
