The race for the playoffs in the East: Cavs, 76ers and Pacers

In the race the playoffs in the Eastern Conference three teams joined the postseason in the week: the Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers. These three teams joined the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics, who had previously qualified. Although the eight teams that will play the playoffs are practically defined, with the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks very close to qualifying, the exciting thing in this Conference is focused on which franchise will occupy what place and who could be its rival.

Toronto Raptors It seems that Toronto has secured its first place in the Conference. But his three losses in the last six games has brought him close to Boston, which is in second and with which he will play twice in the seven remaining games of the regular season.Check out some of the best betting tips totally free. The Heat and the Bucks are the two rivals that are shaping up for Toronto in the first round of the playoffs..

Boston Celtics It has good and bad news. The bad: Kyrie Irving was operated to remove a tension cable in the left knee that caused him pain and will be out of three to six weeks, which would miss the first round of the playoffs. The good: has five straight wins and seven wins in the last 10 games. Not bad for a team that has not had its best players due to injury in this period of time. His rival in the playoffs could be the Heat or the Bucks.

Cleveland Cavaliers They are in a close battle for the third place in the Conference with two rivals (76ers and Pacers) that lurk to take their place. In this one-on-one battle, LeBron James shows that age has strengthened him: on Wednesday he tied Michael Jordan's record of 866 consecutive games with 10 points or more in the first half of a game. If the season ended today, the Cavs would face some Wizards with a John Wall who will finish returning after recovering from the knee injury.

Philadelphia 76ers The Sixers are the strongest rival at this time in the East and their eight wins in a row has put them half a game of Cavs, for the third place in the conference. In Philadelphia they have reason to be excited: they qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2011-2012 and the first pick of the 2017 overall draft, Markelle Fultz, returned to the floor after not playing since October 23 for what the team described. like a pain in the right shoulder. If the 76ers continue with their level of play they could snatch the Cavs third in the East. His rivals in the playoffs would be the Pacers or Wizards.