Early Playoff Predictions Seeds(Sportsnaut, Nba.com)

Eastern Conference predictions
1) Brooklyn Nets ~ 8) Indiana Pacers
2) Philadelphia 76ers ~ 7) Atlanta Hawks
3) Milwaukee Bucks ~ 6) New York Knicks
4) Miami Heat ~ 5) Boston Celtics

Western Conference predictions
1) Utah Jazz ~ 8) Memphis Grizzlies
2) Phoenix Suns ~ 7) Dallas Mavericks
3) Denver Nuggets ~ 6) Los Angeles Lakers
4) Los Angeles Clippers ~ 5) Portland Trail Blazers

https://sportsnaut.com/nba-playoff-predictions-east-west/

Nba.com predicted better results https://ca.nba.com/news/predicting-...e-end-of-the-season/afpsnb45khkn1u0o8czdrw264 As far as adding in Play in teams, but they did mention these sportsnaut didnt.





I like the predictions but find it They do not mention any wild card upsets. Based on there prediciton maybe before or after the play in. Could it mean The Hornets had the 7th place but lost to Hawks, and maybe face the Pacers and the got bounced out of the playoffs?

Why do they think the Hornets will just drop out? Knicks going to hit the brick wall?, or maybe drop from the 8th seed and Lose to 9th seed pacers in the play in games?

I was a bit confused also with the West side. You assume Warriors or Spurs could upset one of the seeded teams.

The Clippers are going to go on a losing streak soon? I know they have some tough games with playoff potential on the road soon so its not like its easy!