The Eastern Conference playoff picture was not decided until the final day of the regular season. The Heat clinched the top seed with a few days to spare, but the rest of the top four teams were jockeying for position until Sunday night.
It says a lot about the depth of the conference that first-place Miami doesn’t even have the best odds to win the East. That honor belongs to the Bucks, the defending NBA champions. The Nets, who just clinched the 7-seed after beating the Cavaliers in the play-in tournament this week, are behind Milwaukee and also ahead of the Heat.