Fans face their own challenges: figuring out his or her team’s chances of making the NBA playoffs or where the team will be seeded in the first round.
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Fortunately, we’ve done the numbers work for you. You’re welcome.
Here is the current seeding information for all confirmed or potential NBA playoff teams (teams in CAPS have clinched the seed in which they’re listed):
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS TORONTO RAPTORS Miami Heat or Atlanta Hawks Hawks or Boston Celtics Celtics, Charlotte Hornets or Heat Hornets, Celtics or Heat INDIANA PACERS DETROIT PISTONS
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS SAN ANTONIO SPURS OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies or Dallas Mavericks Grizzlies, Trail Blazers or Mavericks Mavericks, Grizzlies or Trail Blazers Utah Jazz or Houston Rockets
Miami (48-33) will be seeded:
No. 3 if Heat win OR Hawks lose No. 5 if Hawks win and Heat and Hornets lose No. 6 if Hawks and Hornets win and Heat lose
Atlanta (48-33) will be seeded:
No. 3 if Hawks win and Heat lose No. 4 if Heat win OR Hawks lose
Boston (47-34) will be seeded:
No. 4 if Celtics and Hawks win No. 5 if Celtics and Hornets lose OR if Celtics win and Hawks lose No. 6 if Hornets win and Celtics lose
Charlotte (47-34) will be seeded:
No. 5 if Heat and Hornets win OR if Hornets, Celtics and Hawks win No. 6 if Hornets lose OR if Hornets and Celtics win and Hawks lose
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Portland (43-38) will be seeded:
No. 5 if Trail Blazers win OR Mavericks lose No. 6 if Trail Blazers lose and Mavericks win
Dallas (42-39) will be seeded:
No. 5 if Mavericks win and Trail Blazers lose No. 6 if Mavericks and Trail Blazers win OR Mavericks and Grizzlies lose No. 7 if Mavericks lose and Grizzlies win
Memphis (42-39) will be seeded:
No. 6 if Grizzlies win and Mavericks lose No. 7 if Grizzlies lose OR Grizzlies and Mavericks win
Houston (40-41) will be seeded:
No. 8 if Rockets win OR Jazz lose
Utah (40-41) will be seeded:
No. 8 if Jazz win AND Rockets lose