View: NBA Playoff Seeding Scenarios With 2 Days Left In Regular Season
(CBS) There are only two nights left in the NBA regular season, but there's plenty of playoff seeding to still be decided.
Here's a look what's still at stake, for the Bulls and everyone else.
Eastern Conference
The following seeds have been clinched:
1. Hawks
2. Cavaliers
5. Wizards
6. Bucks
Still to be determined:
The Raptors will be seeded…
--No. 3 if they win both of their remaining games (at Celtics, vs. Hornets) OR the Bulls lose their finale (vs. Hawks) and the Raptors win one of their final two games.
-- No. 4 if they lose both of their remaining games and the Bulls win their finale.
The Bulls will be seeded…
-- No. 3 if they win their finale and the Raptors loses their final two games.
-- No. 4 if the Raptors will their final two games OR if the Bulls lose their finale and the Raptors split their final two games.
The Celtics will be seeded…
-- No. 7 if they win one of their final two games (vs. Raptors, at Bucks) OR the Pacers lose one of their final two games (vs. Wizards, at Grizzlies).
-- No. 8 if they lose their final two games and the Pacers win their final two games.
The Pacers will be seeded...
-- No. 7 if they win their final two games (vs. Wizards, at Grizzlies) and Celtics lose their final two games.
-- No. 8 if Celtics lose only one game and the Packers win both games OR if Pacers win only one game and Nets lose their finale (vs. Magic).
The Nets will be seeded...
-- No. 8 if they win their finale and the Pacers lose at least one of their last two games OR if the Pacers lose their final two games and the Heat lose their finale (at 76ers).
The Heat will be seeded...
-- No. 8 if they win their finale and the Nets lose their finale and the Pacers lose their final two games.
Western Conference
The following seeds have been clinched:
1. Warriors
4. Trail Blazers
7. Mavericks
Still to be determined:
The Spurs will be seeded…
-- No. 2 if they win their finale (at Pelicans) or if the Rockets (vs. Jazz) and Clippers (at Suns) each lose their finale.
-- No. 3 if they lose their finale, the Clippers win and the Rockets lose.
-- No. 5 if they lose, the Rockets win and the Grizzlies lose (vs. Pacers).
-- No. 6 if they lose and the Rockets and Grizzlies lose.
The Clippers will be seeded…
-- No. 2 if they win their finale and the Spurs and Rockets each lose their finales.
-- No. 3 if they win and the Spurs win OR if the Clippers win, the Rockets win and the Spurs lose OR if the Clippers lose and the Rockets lose OR if the Clippers lose, Rockets win and Spurs lose.
-- No. 5 if they lose and the Rockets and Spurs win.
The Rockets will be seeded…
-- No. 2 if they win and the Spurs lose.
-- No. 3 if they win, the Spurs win and the Clippers lose.
-- No. 5 if they win, the Spurs win and the Clippers win OR the Rockets lose and Grizzlies lose.
-- No. 6 if they lose and Grizzlies win.
The Grizzlies will be seeded…
-- No. 5 if they win and the Spurs or Rockets lose.
-- No. 6 if they lose OR the Spurs and Rockets each win their finales.
The Pelicans will be seeded…
-- No. 8 if they win their finale (vs. Spurs) or the Thunder lose their finale at (Timberwolves)
The Thunder will be seeded…
-- No. 8 if they win their finale and the Pelicans lose their finale.
