The NBA regular season schedule concludes just over two weeks from now on Wednesday, April 15th. The 2014-15 NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday, April 18th.
Here is an updated look at how the NBA Playoffs would look if the regular season ended today:
z — Clinched Conference, y — Clinched Division, x — Clinched Playoff berth
Eastern Conference
W | L | PCT | GB | ||
1 | z — Atlanta Hawks | 56 | 19 | 0.75 | – |
2 | x — Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 27 | 0.64 | 8 |
3 | x — Chicago Bulls | 45 | 29 | 0.61 | 10.5 |
4 | y — Toronto Raptors | 44 | 30 | 0.6 | 11.5 |
5 | x — Washington Wizards | 41 | 33 | 0.55 | 14.5 |
6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 38 | 0.49 | 19.5 |
7 | Miami Heat | 34 | 40 | 0.46 | 21.5 |
8 | Brooklyn Nets | 33 | 40 | 0.45 | 22 |
In the hunt: | 22.5 | ||||
Boston Celtics | 33 | 41 | 0.45 | 22.5 | |
Indiana Pacers | 32 | 42 | 0.43 | 23.5 | |
Charlotte Hornets | 31 | 42 | 0.43 | 24 | |
Detroit Pistons | 29 | 45 | 0.39 | 26.5 |
If the season were to end today, here is how the 1st-round would look (higher-seed would have home-court advantage unless otherwise noted):
The No. 1 seed Atlanta Hawks would play the No. 8 seed Brooklyn Nets
The No. 2 seed Cleveland Cavaliers would play the No. 7 seed Miami Heat
The No. 3 seed Chicago Bulls would play the No. 6 seed Milwaukee Bucks
The No. 4 seed Toronto Raptors would play the No. 5 seed Washington Wizards
Western Conference
W | L | PCT | GB | ||
1 | z — Golden State Warriors | 61 | 13 | 0.824 | – |
2 | x — Memphis Grizzlies | 51 | 24 | 0.68 | 10.5 |
3 | x — Houston Rockets | 50 | 24 | 0.676 | 11 |
4 | x — Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 25 | 0.658 | 12.5 |
5 | x — Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 26 | 0.653 | 12.5 |
6 | San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 26 | 0.649 | 13 |
7 | Dallas Mavericks | 45 | 29 | 0.608 | 16 |
8 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 42 | 32 | 0.568 | 19 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 39 | 34 | 0.534 | 21.5 | |
Phoenix Suns | 38 | 37 | 0.507 | 23.5 |
If the season were to end today, here is how the 1st-round would look (higher-seed would have home-court advantage unless otherwise noted):
The No. 1 seed Golden State Warriors would play the No. 8 seed Oklahoma City Thunder
The No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies would play the No. 7 seed Dallas Mavericks
The No. 3 seed Houston Rockets would play the No. 6 seed San Antonio Spurs
The No. 4 seed Portland Trail-Blazers would play the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers *Clippers would have home-court advantage due to a better record*