NBA schedule takeaways: How will the East dust settle?
The 4-6 seeds are separated by just two games in the Eastern Conference. How it will settle after the eight seeding games is still up in the air. Add in the fact that there won’t be a true homecourt advantage in this year’s playoffs and it could add even more intrigue into how these teams finish.
Perhaps more than ever, this year’s playoffs will all come down to how each team matches up against one another. That could factor in mightily in how teams approach the eight seeding games when the season is resumed.
Will a team like the Miami Heat want to avoid a first-round matchup with the Boston Celtics? Will they want to avoid the Philadelphia 76ers? That will certainly be a real factor in how the middle of the East teams decide to gameplan when the restart is here.
Which dangerous middle of the pack Eastern Conference team will be best suited for a deep playoff run?