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The play-off positions in NBA basketball's eastern conference are set midway through the final day of the regular season

The play-off positions in NBA basketball's eastern conference are set midway through the final day of the regular season

15 April 2024

The New York Knicks have jumped into second ahead of Milwaukee after an overtime win against Chicago.

They'll take on the winner of the seven-versus-eight play-in game between Miami and Philadelphia in a best-of-seven series.

Milwaukee will meet Indiana.

Oklahoma City are odds on to finish top of the western conference ahead of defending champions Denver and Minnesota.

Those three teams went into their 82nd and final regular season games with identical 56-win 25-loss records.

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17 Sep: Illness has disrupted the Breakers' preparations for Friday's season-opening NBL basketball game against the Brisbane Bullets in Auckland

14 Sep: The New Zealand Breakers have completed their pre-season basketball campaign with a 90-81 loss to the Kumamoto Volters in Japan

13 Sep: The Breakers' pre-season basketball tour of Japan has kicked off with a 93-90 win over Nagasaki Velca

01 Sep: A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz

30 Aug: A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra

29 Aug: Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight

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