119. The brutal final stage of the schedule_2

If you want to win the championship, you need to be in a more advantageous ranking, but the problem is that the playoff situation in the Eastern Conference is very unclear right now.

The Central Division, on the other hand, is quite clear. The Pistons, leading the division, already have 50 wins and 13 losses, comfortably the first in the East. The Knight, the second in the division, have over ten fewer wins than the Pistons and, even if they win more games later on, they can only rank fourth, according to the division rules.

However, the Miami Heat and the Nets both currently have 40 wins and 22 losses, tied for the lead in their division, competing for the second spot based on their records.

The fifth-place Wizards and the ninth-place Bobcats are separated by just 3 wins, and with around 20 games left, the final rankings are hard to predict.

O'Neal was clear about their team's goal—to avoid the Pacers.