If the battle for a playoff spot in the West is at its last, the East is really competing until the last second.

On April 17, the last game day, the Celtics, Cavaliers, 76ers, and Heat ranked 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th in the East with the same 35 wins.

With four teams competing for two playoff spots, and the final day kicking off at the same time, the scene can be imagined.

Among them, the Cavaliers and 76ers still face each other, while the Heat and Celtics have a record advantage over each other.

The game between the Cavaliers and the 76ers was very anxious throughout the game, and the two sides did not compete in any strategy, only James and Iverson relied on their individual abilities to fight each other.

James scored 49 points and Iverson responded with 51 points, and both sides gave their best efforts. But in the final moments of the game, Big Z ended the game with a layup under the basket and won the victory for the Cavaliers.

But just when the Cavaliers thought they were going to make the playoffs, the Celtics beat the underdog Hornets, and the Heat beat the Lakers led by the Sharks and Kobe Bryant in double overtime.

The Heat's last game was thrilling, with the Lakers and Spurs only one win separating them, so this game against the Lakers represents home-court advantage in the playoffs, and they are also working hard.

During the game, the Heat once trailed by 21 points, but in the final quarter, Maddie turned on the invincible heads-up mode, slashed 30 points in a single quarter, and finally approached the score at the last moment.

At the critical moment, Carter singled out Payton, and the round after forcing the shot was a violent dunk, and this golden dunk forcibly pulled the Heat back from the edge of the cliff. It also extinguished the fire of joy in the hearts of Cleveland people.

In the first five minutes of overtime, both sides scored 24 points each, which is almost the usual score for the entire quarter. Both sides relied on stars to play, with O'Neal scoring 16 points and Kobe Bryant eight.

As for the Heat, Maddy's overall performance was still the best, he scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and assisted his cousin Carter three times, and Carter also scored 10 points.

The game dragged into the second overtime, and the key goal came, Carter received Maddy's pass and went straight into the penalty area, and wanted to block O'Neal in the air, but this time he flew extremely high, but was directly slapped away by O'Neal with both palms. Carter flew sideways, his legs slamming into the hoop.

You must know that Carter has been recuperating for several months due to a leg injury this season, just as the fans at the Miami scene stood up in shock. Carter slapped his ass and got up like a nobody, the players who have been treated by Hu Qingniu, not to mention the steel and iron bones, at least the muscles and bones are stronger than ordinary people.

Everyone thought that Carter was going to lie down for a few more months, but in fact, Carter himself was terrified, but he didn't expect to be able to get up, and there was not much pain.

But O'Neal was sent off for a malicious foul. This time the Lakers are terrible, and they can hold up in the first overtime, all thanks to O'Neal's containment on the inside.

Sure enough, when O'Neal got off the court, Maddie and Carter both shot at the same time, unlike before, they had to rely on shooting, without O'Neal, the Lakers' restricted area was paper paste for the two brothers, and they performed at will.

At 137:125, the Lakers lost in Miami on the East Coast. As it turns out, this is still a fat team, and Kobe Bryant needs at least a shelter from the wind and rain if he wants to take on the burden alone.

Just like Hu Qingniu's memory, the Lakers rose rapidly after getting Gasol, and the role of the interior line in this era is irreplaceable.

A second before the final break, Maddie and Carter hugged each other and cried, and they finally worked together to bring the Heat to the Finals. You must know that before the big trade on February 19, the brothers were in the bottom team and had many conflicts with the management. And now the Heat, like a new life for the brothers, started anew, and they proved themselves.

Some people are happy and some people are worried, the Cavaliers won the matchup, but still lost the playoffs. That night, countless people in Cleveland cried for the little emperor.

But James' first season was shocking, with 27.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.2 steals.

In the end, the top spot in the East was the Pacers, and Carlisle played a big role in this. Hu Qingniu has always considered Carlisle to be a good coach, he knows how to learn the routines of other strong teams, and he also knows how to integrate these routines into his own team.

Under Carlisle's leadership, the Pacers are disciplined and have always executed well on the court. The characteristics of Miller, Artest, and O'Neal Jr. dictate that they have to work together. Miller is old, the defensive end is a mouth, Atai's offensive skills are not perfect, his offensive ability is not good, and the offense is all controlled by his teammates.

In second place is still Larry Brown's Pistons, whose record has been up and down this season due to the continuous addition of new members during the season. Overall, Hu Qingniu believes that the Pistons should not be weaker than the Pacers, and they both belong to the first echelon in the East.

Ben's fierce defense, Melon's skillful offense, and the neat and meticulous temperament of the whole team, this is the team under Larry Brown. Rigorous and neat, never make mistakes, and rely on stable strength to defeat opponents.

The Eastern Conference three leaders were eventually won by the Nets, and the Bobcats' record at the end of the season was erratic, which also gave Kidd another opportunity to lead the Nets to a rebound. The Nets fired their former player-turned-head coach Byron Scott mid-season and replaced him with academic Lawrence Frank.

However, according to Hu Qingniu's observation, the team's style of play before and after the change of head coach has hardly changed. The team is still only relying on the peak Kidd to move forward, and when Kidd is off the court, the Nets are like they can't play, and the whole team is spinning like headless flies.

The fourth place is Hu Qingniu's Bobcats, and the Bobcats have been transforming into a defensive lineup in the last 20 games. There were some games that should have been won, but Hu Qingniu also gave up. After every game, he only looks at defensive stats, and when he talks to players, he also emphasizes defensive stats and defensive performance.

Now Wallace and Wharton Jr. alternate between small forward positions, Hu Qingniu found that the two have their own defensive characteristics, Wallace likes to use his body to press opponents, and Wharton Jr. has amazing judgment. To put it simply, Wallace is good for defensive muscular guys, like Artey, and Wharton Jr. is good for locking up the running skill stream like Miller.

In fifth place is the Milwaukee Bucks led by Michael Reed, who are the strangest team in the East. They don't have a lot of attention, but with Hu Qingniu's understanding, this team can be ranked fifth, all thanks to their repeated explosive performances.

Hu Qingniu is used to calling this team a team that robs the rich and helps the poor, and the biggest feature of the Bucks is that there are mostly shooters. They are extremely inconsistent and can lose to the bottom team when they have a bad hand, but if they have an explosive hand, even the Spurs and Timberwolves have beaten them.

The sixth Wizards, although Hu Qingniu left the Wizards, he still left pennies and Uncle Shan to the Wizards, and also left a lot of advanced tactics, and taught Kwame Brown, Jeffries, and Tyronn Lue what is called tactical literacy.

Sixth, this answer is not bad for Doug Collins, after all, fans believe that the team's main champions have left.