20 teams that will continue the season even after the end of the NBA regular championship have been identified

Dallas “Mavericks” defeated Houston “Rockets” in overtime on Sunday with 147:136 (27:42, 39:29, 32:35, 31:23, 18:7) in overtime, which thus left the fight for entry into the “play -in” tournament.

Thus, it has become known that the Golden State “Warriors” team can no longer fall below the 10th place in the Western Conference.

Both “Warriors” and “Rockets” have four matches left in the regular season, but the Houston team is now five wins behind and cannot overtake Golden State anymore.

In the Western Conference, participation in the “play-off” or place in the Top 6 is currently guaranteed by three teams – Minnesota “Timberwolves”, Denver “Nuggets” and Oklahoma City “Thunder”.

Currently, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns are also in the Top 6, while the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers are on their heels.

The Golden State “Warriors” are three wins behind the “play-off” zone, or Top 6. Most likely, this team will have to play in the “play-in” tournament.

In the “Play-in” tournament, the 7th to 10th place winners will fight for two tickets to the “play-off”.

The winners of the 7th and 8th place duel will enter the “play-off”, while the losers will compete with the winners of the 9th and 10th place duel for the last ticket to the knockout match tournament.

In the Eastern Conference, only the Boston “Celtics” and Milwaukee “Bucks” teams have secured participation in the “play-off” tournament.