NBA Playoff Seeding Scenarios
With only one night of NBA action remaining, there is still much to be decided before the playoffs get started. There are four teams vying for two playoff spots and the Spurs could land as high as the 2-seed and as low as the 6-seed in the crowded Western Conference. Using tonight’s moneylines as a guide, below are the percentages for all playoff scenarios that have yet to be decided.
East 3-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Bulls | CHI win or TOR loss | 74.9% |
Raptors | TOR win & CHI loss | 25.1% |
East 8-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Pacers | IND win or BKN loss | 60.3% |
Nets | BKN win & IND loss | 39.7% |
West 2-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Spurs | SAS win | 67.5% |
Rockets | HOU win & SAS loss | 28.5% |
Clippers | SAS loss & HOU loss | 4.0% |
West 3-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Clippers | SAS win or HOU win | 96.0% |
Spurs | SAS loss & HOU loss | 4.0% |
West 5-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Rockets | HOU win & SAS win or HOU loss & MEM loss | 65.1% |
Grizzlies | MEM win & SAS loss or MEM win & HOU loss | 21.1% |
Spurs | SAS loss & HOU win & MEM loss | 13.8% |
West 6-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Grizzlies | MEM loss or SAS win & HOU win | 78.9% |
Spurs | SAS loss & HOU win & MEM win | 14.8% |
Rockets | HOU loss & MEM win | 6.3% |
West 8-Seed
Team | Scenario | Chance |
Thunder | OKC win & NO loss | 62.7% |
Pelicans | NO win or OKC loss | 37.3% |
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