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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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19 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen believes the Breakers are the most harshly officiated team in the Australian basketball league

18 Jan: A boost for the Breakers ahead of tonight's NBL basketball game away at the South East Melbourne Phoenix

17 Jan: The Breakers have kept their hopes of making the ANBL basketball play-offs alive with a 85-75 win over the Jack Jumpers

17 Jan: Learner Tien has beaten Daniil Medvedev in a four hour and 48 minute, five-set, second-round thriller to complete the fifth day of the Australian Tennis Open at 2.54am local time

16 Jan: A second quarter-slump sees the Breakers trailing the Tasmania Jack Jumpers 45-39 at halftime in their Aussie NBL basketball clash in Auckland

14 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen admits the implementation of Tacko Fall has been a challenge, following a 91-89 ANBL basketball loss to Melbourne United in New Plymouth

13 Jan: The Sydney Kings have held off the Cairns Taipans 91-87 in their ANBL basketball contest at home

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