The NBA playoff image will come into clearer view every day between now and the tip of the common season on April 14. Within the meantime, we’ll present detailed every day updates on the panorama, together with magic numbers, related tiebreakers and the stakes for daily’s slate of video games.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Clinched playoff berth
2. Denver Nuggets (54-24)
Clinched playoff berth
Clinched playoff berth
4. Los Angeles Clippers (50-28)
5. Dallas Mavericks (48-30)
6. Phoenix Suns (46-32)
8. Sacramento Kings (45-33)
9. Los Angeles Lakers (45-34)
10. Golden State Warriors (43-35)
Tuesday’s video games of consequence (all occasions Japanese)
Mavericks at Hornets (7 p.m.)
Wizards at Timberwolves (8 p.m.)
Kings at Thunder (8 p.m.)
Nuggets at Jazz (9 p.m.)
Warriors at Lakers (10 p.m., TNT)
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GSW earns tiebreaker towards LAL with a win
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LAL will probably be eradicated from competition for a assured playoff berth with a loss and …
1) PHX and SAC wins
2) PHX and NOP wins
Or 3) SAC and NOP wins -
GSW will probably be eradicated from competition for a assured playoff berth with …
1) PHX and NOP wins
Or 2) SAC and NOP wins
Clippers at Suns (10 p.m.)
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LAC clinches a playoff berth with a NOP loss
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LAC clinches a house playoff seed with a win and a DAL loss
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LAC earns tiebreaker towards PHX with a win
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LAC will probably be eradicated from competition for the No. 3 seed with a loss or wins by DEN, OKC and MIN
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PHX will probably be eradicated from competition for a house playoff seed with a loss
Pelicans at Blazers (10 p.m.)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff collection vs. No. 8 seed (decided by play-in match)
Clinched playoff berth
4. New York Knicks (46-32)
5. Cleveland Cavaliers (46-33)
6. Indiana Pacers (45-34)
7. Philadelphia 76ers (44-35)
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Projected report: 46-36
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Internet ranking: 1.6
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Magic quantity for playoff berth: Don’t management future
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Remaining schedule: @ATL, DAL, TOR, TOR
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Highest attainable end: No. 3 seed (clinched no decrease than No. 8)
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Personal tiebreakers towards: Cavaliers, Magic
Clinched play-in berth
10. Atlanta Hawks (36-42)
Clinched play-in berth
Tuesday’s video games of consequence (all occasions Japanese)
Pistons at 76ers (7 p.m.)
Pacers at Raptors (7 p.m.)
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IND clinches a playoff berth with a win and losses by MIA, PHI and HOU
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IND will probably be eradicated from competition for a top-three seed with a loss and wins by MIL and ORL
Warmth at Hawks (7:30 p.m.)
Celtics at Bucks (7:30 p.m., TNT)
Knicks at Bulls (8 p.m.)
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NYK clinches a playoff berth with a win and a MIA loss or losses by MIA, PHI and HOU
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NYK will probably be eradicated from competition for the No. 2 seed with a loss and wins by MIL and ORL
Magic at Rockets (8 p.m.)
