Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up
All Scores
Odds by

Complete NBA playoff scenarios entering final night of regular season

Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Nikola Jokic

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, back left, looks to pass the ball as Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins, front, and center Karl-Anthony Towns defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

AP

Here’s what I knew about the NBA playoffs entering yesterday’s games:

In the Western Conference, the Rockets are locked in as the No. 1 seed and the Warriors are guaranteed the No. 2 seed. The winner of the Nuggets-Timberwolves game tomorrow will make the playoffs and the loser won’t.

All eight Eastern Conference playoff teams are set. The Raptors will be the No. 1 seed, the Celtics the No. 2 seed and the Pacers the No. 5 seed.


Here’s what I’ve learned since:

It’s still confusing, and yesterday resolved little. Thankfully, the NBA published this handy guide:
2018-NBA-Playoff-Scenarios-April-11-1_thumb.jpg

2018-NBA-Playoff-Scenarios-April-11-2_thumb.jpg