The NBA season began yesterday with two heavy-hitting matchups. The action begins in full tonight when the Celtics square off against the Bucks. This NBA season will be different than most, as each team will only play 72 regular season games. Nevertheless, basketball is basketball, and I’m ready for a fun season.

Standings

Eastern Conference

Seed	Team	Record
1	Milwaukee Bucks	56-16
2	Brooklyn Nets	54-18
3	Boston Celtics	46-26
4	Miami Heat	45-27
5	Philadelphia 76ers	44-28
6	Toronto Raptors	42-30
7	Indiana Pacers	40-32
8	Washington Wizards	37-35
9	Atlanta Hawks	35-37
10	Orlando Magic	34-38
11	Chicago Bulls	30-42
12	Cleveland Cavaliers	25-47
13	Charlotte Hornets	20-52
14	New York Knicks	17-55
15	Detroit Pistons	15-57

Western Conference

Seed	Team	Record
1	Los Angeles Lakers	54-18
2	LA Clippers	49-23
3	Denver Nuggets	47-25
4	Portland Trailblazers	42-30
5	Utah Jazz	41-31
6	Dallas Mavericks	40-32
7	Phoenix Suns	39-33
8	Golden State Warriors	37-35
9	Houston Rockets	36-36
10	New Orleans Pelicans	35-37
11	Memphis Grizzlies	30-42
12	San Antonio Spurs	27-45
13	Sacramento Kings	25-47
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	21-51
15	Oklahoma City Thunder	17-55

Playoffs

Eastern Conference

First Round:

#1 Milwaukee Bucks v.s. #8 Washington Wizards

#2 Brooklyn Nets v.s. #7 Indiana Pacers

#3 Boston Celtics v.s. #6 Toronto Raptors

#4 Miami Heat v.s. #5 Philadelphia 76ers

Conference Semifinals:

#1 Milwaukee Bucks v.s. #5 Philadelphia 76ers

#2 Brooklyn Nets v.s. #3 Boston Celtics

Conference Finals:

#1 Milwaukee Bucks v.s. #2 Brooklyn Nets

Western Conference

First Round:

#1 Los Angeles Lakers v.s. #8 Golden State Warriors

#2 LA Clippers v.s. #7 Phoenix Suns

#3 Denver Nuggets v.s. #6 Dallas Mavericks

#4 Portland Trailblazers v.s. #5 Utah Jazz

Conference Semifinals:

#1 Los Angeles Lakers v.s. #4 Portland Trailblazers

#2 LA Clippers v.s. #6 Dallas Mavericks

Conference Finals:

#1 Los Angeles Lakers v.s. #2 LA Clippers

NBA Finals

Milwaukee Bucks v.s. LA Clippers, Series 4-2

THIS IS THE BUCKS’ YEAR

Awards

MVP: Kevin Durant

DPOY: Giannis Antetokounmpo

ROTY: James Wiseman

6MOTY: Lou Williams

MIP: Tyler Herro

Finals MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo

All-NBA

1st Team

G Luka Dončić

G/F LeBron James

F Kevin Durant

F Giannis Antetokounmpo

F Anthony Davis

2nd Team

G James Harden

G Stephen Curry

F Kawhi Leonard

F Jayson Tatum

C Joel Embiid

3rd Team

G Damian Lillard

G Donovan Mitchell

F Jimmy Butler

F Paul George

C Nikola Jokić

So, there you have it, what I think will happen this season. Enjoy the season!!

-Sam