NBA playoff scenarios
2010 NBA Playoff Scenarios
(Updated through Games of Tuesday, April 13, 2010)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
2. ORLANDO MAGIC
3. ATLANTA HAWKS
4. BOSTON CELTICS
5. Milwaukee or Miami
6. Miami or Milwaukee
7. CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
8. Chicago or Toronto
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS
2. Dallas or Utah
3. Utah, Dallas or Phoenix
4. Phoenix or Denver
5. Denver or Utah
6. Portland or San Antonio
7. San Antonio or Portland
8. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
WESTERN
Denver wins the Northwest Division if Jazz loses
Utah wins the Northwest Division if Jazz wins
Dallas will be seeded:
#2 if Mavericks win OR Jazz loses
#3 if Mavericks lose and Jazz wins
Utah will be seeded:
#2 if Jazz wins and Mavericks lose
#3 if Jazz wins and Mavericks win
#5 if Jazz loses
Phoenix will be seeded:
#3 if Suns win
#4 if Suns lose
Denver will be seeded:
#4 if Jazz loses
#5 if Jazz wins
**Portland** will be seeded:
#6 if Blazers win OR Spurs lose
#7 if Blazers lose and Spurs win
San Antonio will be seeded:
#6 if Spurs win and Blazers lose
#7 if Spurs lose OR Blazers win
EASTERN
Miami will be seeded:
#5 if Heat wins OR Bucks lose
#6 if Heat loses and Bucks win
Milwaukee will be seeded:
#5 if Bucks win and Heat loses
#6 if Bucks lose OR Heat wins
Chicago will be seeded:
#8 if Bulls win OR Raptors lose
Toronto will be seeded:
#8 if Raptors win and Bulls lose
