Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards star in one of the clearer prognosis a priori qualifiers in this first round of the Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs. The 76ers, the team of the city of brotherly love, start as candidates to fight for the ring, since they have obtained the best record of the Eastern Conference and, therefore, they are the first seeds.
Joel embiid tops the inside game for the best record in the Eastern Conference, with 49 games won and 23 games lost. Brookly nets, second he was left with 48 victories and 24 defeats.
It is the duel between the first and eighth classified in the Eastern Conference. The team of Doc Rivers part as clear favorite therefore, with a Joel embiid stellar who leads the team’s inner game. Washington Wizards comes to the duel after beating Indiana Pacers at the Play-In and has Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal as threats in attack.
The Wizards They show themselves as a very irregular team, but with great offensive potential. In the first game of Play-In, was defeated 118-100 before Boston Celtics. However, in the second match they prevailed against Indiana Pacers by 144-117 and have earned this position in the NBA playoffs.
Washington Wizards finished the regular phase with a record of 34 games won by 38 lost, the same ones as precisely Indiana Pacers, against whom he played in the Play-in.
The winner of this series will face the one who does the same in another exciting first-round tie between New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, fourth and fifth classified of the Eastern Conference.
Schedule of the series matches between Philadephia 76ers vs Washington Wizards
Match 1, Sunday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m.
Match 2, early morning from Wednesday 26 to Thursday 27 May, at 1:00 am (Movistar Deportes, 53)
Match 3, early morning from Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 May, at 1:00 am
Match 4, early morning from Sunday, May 30 to Monday, June 1, at 1 a.m.
Match 5, if it is disputed
Where to watch the series matches between Philadephia 76ers vs Washington Wizards?
The games of the series can be seen through the dials Movistar Sports (53) and GO (8), platform Movistar Plus, although in this first round not all matches will be seen in Spain. You can follow all the information about the NBA series and playoffs by Mundo Deportivo website.