Miami and Memphis in the NBA play-offs: Popovich is worried!

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Kaseya Center, Miami, USA - On April 19, 2025, the Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies qualified for this year's NBA play-offs. In an exciting duel, the Miami Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks with 123: 114 after extra time and secured the last place in the Eastern Conference. In doing so, they moved into the play-offs as number eight and will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. Chairman of the team, Pat Riley, was pleased with the success.

The Memphis Grizzlies, on the other hand, won their game against the Dallas Mavericks with 120: 106 and will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. In both cases, the series are held in the "Best of Seven" format, with the start date for the play-offs on the coming Saturday.

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With this success,

Miami performed a remarkable performance, since you are the first team that has been moving into the play-offs from tenth place since the introduction of the Play-in tournament in 2021. Previously, they had defeated the Chicago Bulls in the Play-in tournament, which increased the drama of the last games.

The play-off pairings were determined as follows:

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers (1st) - Miami Heat (8.) Oklahoma City Thunder (1.) - Memphis Grizzlies (8.)
Boston Celtics (2.) - Orlando Magic (7.) Houston Rockets (2nd) - Golden State Warriors (7.)
New York Knicks (3rd) - Detroit Pistons (6.) Los Angeles Lakers (3rd) - Minnesota Timberwolves (6.)
Indiana Pacers (4th) - Milwaukee Bucks (5.) denver nuggets (4th) - Los Angeles Clipper (5.)

Health of coach Popovich

The NBA also reacted with concern to the health of coach Gregg Popovich, which had to be treated by a doctor after a slight stroke. After an incident, Popovich was held in a restaurant on a Bahrre and taken to a hospital. Neither the trainer nor the San Antonio Spurs have published a current status of his health.

While Popovich recovered, his assistant coach Mitch Johnson has been leading the team since the beginning of November. Popovich has a contract until the 2027/2028 season and previously expressed comeback intentions. His impressive coaching career includes numerous victories, although the current season for the Spurs has been less successful. They ended the 2024/25 season with 34 wins and 48 defeats, which results in a W/L rate of 0.415.

For the NBA-Play-offs 2025, fans are facing an exciting time with many unpredictable encounters and potential surprises on the game plan.

Here are the games and desired statistics from the game Yahoo Sports

For more information about Gregg Popovichs coaching career and statistics, visit Basketball Reference

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