With most teams in the NBA having three to four games left in the season, it’s near playoff time. The Detroit Pistons clinched the number one seed in the Eastern conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the number one spot in their conference as well. On the East side, The Cleveland Cavaliers have got to the fourth seed, while the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks hold the second and third seeds. On the West side, the San Antonio Spurs have the second spot followed by the Denver Nuggets and injury riddled Los Angeles Lakers. 

There are many wild horse teams who will not start off with home court advantage but have potential to make an upset, these teams are the Atlanta Hawks, who have a collection of long athletic forwards like Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels. The Houston Rockets who are battling for homecourt advantage with the Lakers are projected to be the best fifth to eighth seed, having players like Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson. In a league more competitive than ever, with more talent spread over thirty rosters anything could happen. 

This week, the NBA begins its play in a tournament for teams seeded seven through ten. On Saturday, April 18, the playoffs officially start with the one through eight seed game being played. 16 groups of 15 individuals, battling out for one trophy, the finals starting on Wednesday, June third. Who do you have winning it all?