NBA Playoff Scenarios – Last Day Of Season

Final day of the regular season! What will the NBA playoff seeds be? Here are the possibilities (ranked in order of likelihood):


    East

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. Boston Celtics
  3. Orlando Magic
  4. Atlanta Hawks
  5. Miami Heat
  6. Chicago Bulls OR Philadelphia 76ers
  7. Philadelphia 76ers OR Chicago Bulls
  8. Detroit Pistons


    West

  1. Los Angeles Lakers
  2. Denver Nuggets OR Houston Rockets
  3. Houston Rockets OR Denver Nuggets OR Portland Trailblazers OR San Antonio Spurs
  4. Portland Trailblazers OR San Antonio Spurs OR Houston Rockets
  5. San Antonio Spurs OR Portland Trailblazers OR Houston Rockets
  6. New Orleans Hornets OR Dallas Mavericks OR Utah Jazz
  7. Dallas Mavericks OR New Orleans Hornets OR Utah Jazz
  8. Utah Jazz OR New Orleans Hornets OR Dallas Mavericks


    NBA Games Tonight with Playoff Implications:

  • Toronto Celtics @ Chicago Bulls
  • Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks
  • New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs
  • Philadelphia 76ers @ Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trailblazers


What happened yesterday?

In the East, the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Scrubs and will likely face the Boston Celtics in the first round. The Chicago Bulls must lose and the Philadelphia 76ers must beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are playing the best home record EVER, at Cleveland. In the West, the Utah Jazz managed to determine their destiny … by losing to the Los Angeles Lakers, and therefore giving us our first known matchup in the West, the #1 Lakers versus the #8 Jazz. All other playoff seeds in the West will be determined today.

    What are the playoff possibilities today?

  • Chicago Bulls win OR Philadelphia 76ers loss
    • 3. Orlando Magic vs 6. Chicago Bulls
    • 2. Bostons Celtics vs 7. Philadelphia 76ers
  • Chicago Bulls loss AND Philadelphia 76ers win
    • 3. Orlando Magic vs 6. Philadelphia 76ers
    • 2. Bostons Celtics vs 7. Chicago Bulls
  • Houston Rockets win AND San Antonio Spurs win AND Denver Nuggets win
    • 4. San Antonio Spurs vs 5. Portland Trailblazers
    • 3. Houston Rockets vs 6. New Orleans Hornets
    • 2. Denver Nuggets vs 7. Dallas Mavericks
  • Dallas Mavericks win AND San Antonio Spurs win AND Portland Trailblazers win
    • 4. San Antonio Spurs vs 5. Houston Rockets
    • 3. Portland Trailblazers vs 6. Dallas Mavericks
    • 2. Denver Nuggets vs 7. New Orleans Hornets
  • Dallas Mavericks win AND San Antonio Spurs win AND Denver Nuggets win
    • 4. Houston Rockets vs 5. Portland Trailblazers
    • 3. San Antonio Spurs vs 6. Dallas Mavericks
    • 2. Denver Nuggets vs 7. New Orleans Hornets
  • Dallas Mavericks win AND New Orleans Hornets win AND Portland Trailblazers win
    • 4. Houston Rockets vs 5. San Antonio Spurs
    • 3. Portland Trailblazers vs 6. New Orleans Hornets
    • 2. Denver Nuggets vs 7. Dallas Mavericks
  • Houston Rockets win AND Portland Trailblazers win (New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs has no impact)
    • 4. Portland Trailblazers vs 5. San Antonio Spurs
    • 3. Denver Nuggets vs 6. New Orleans Hornets
    • 2. Houston Rockets vs 7. Dallas Mavericks
  • New Orleans Hornets win AND Denver Nuggets win (Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks has no impact)
    • 4. Portland Trailblazers vs 5. San Antonio Spurs
    • 3. Houston Rockets vs 6. New Orleans Hornets
    • 2. Denver Nuggets vs 7. Dallas Mavericks

Further reading:

  1. NBA Playoff Scenarios – 7 Days Until Season End
  2. NBA Playoff Scenarios – 6 Days Until Season End
  3. NBA Playoff Scenarios – 3 Days Until Season End